Is living better than poor free whites having it real good when your soul
is not free?

Shana

On Fri, 20 Feb 1998, Deb Fuller wrote:

> At 11:19 AM 2/20/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >I believe that a plantation could be interpreted without the actual
> >working of the "slave".  As it has been done at Middleton in South
> >Carolina and at Carter's Grove Plantation in Williamsburg.  You may
> >want to contact Carter's Grove as they have a very active black
> >participation in their re-enactments.  They re-enact and tell the
> >stories of people past at their living quarters.  It is well done and
> >an enjoyable experience.  The re-enactors of Carter's Grove are
> >excellent presenters.
>
> But isn't that distorting history?  The Africans who worked on the
> plantation were most definitely slaves.  Some of them had it real good,
> living better than poor, free whites and some of them were treated worse
> than abused animals.
>
> Why is the use of the word "slave" such a bad thing?
>
> Deb
>