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Deb Fuller wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Why is the use of the word "slave" such a bad thing?
>
> Deb
Yeah, like pretending no Jews were killed in the holocaust.
--
Bob Handy, Director
Brazoria County Historical Museum
100 East Cedar
Angleton, Texas 77515
(409) 864-1208
(409) 864-1217 (Fax)
http://www.bchm.org
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