No Longer A Selling Point, Some Residents Want 'Plantation' Removed In the late 1950s, the word "plantation" was used as a marketing tool to lure white residents to new developments in South Carolina. Now there's a push to change the names of those properties. In the late 1950s, the word "plantation" was used as a marketing tool to lure white residents to new developments in South Carolina. Now there's a push to change the names of those properties. Business
In the late 1950s, the word "plantation" was used as a marketing tool to lure white residents to new developments in South Carolina. Now there's a push to change the names of those properties.
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