Why is the cover for AT&T's Louisville edition of "The REAL WHITE Pages" a picture of a plantation house?

Question

From the AT&T "Real White" Pages telephone book "About the Cover" section: "Completed in 1816, Farmington Historic Plantation was the center of a 550 acre plantation....".

1: Why did the AT&T Real White Pages choose a plantation house as the cover photo.... are they proud of it or something?

2: Doesn't it seem odd that a plantation house is on the cover of a telephone book entitled "The Real White Pages"- in a commonwealth where people formally owned slaves?

3: What message does the title and image imply, and how does it make people of all races feel?

4, etc: How could Mayor Jerry Abramson allow such a thing? Has this gone unnoticed? How does this reflect on a town already divided by race (such as by relations or miles)?

Answer 1

1) They wanted to pick something that is connected to the location. The plantation house is a historic building in Lou.

2) That is very ironic. But it has nothing to do with a "commonwealth" which is a general term for a political community and kind of the opposite of slavery (thank you wikipedia).

3) It makes me feel embarrassed to live in Louisville personally.

4) Jerry Abramson has nothing to do with it. The people at AT&T are in charge of the cover, it has nothing to do with the city's government. Someone at AT&T's Louisville offices was probably in charge and had to pick out several photos for the cover and their boss(es) got to pick which one. Why they picked that one, I have no idea. That is a serious faux-pax on their part and it's probably gone unnoticed because no one uses the phone book anymore. As for how this reflects on Louisville, well I think it just proves that the people in charge are ignorant.