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Wiener's article brings up an important issue about reenactments. Without a doubt, at the time of the Centennial when attacks on the Freedom Riders were rampant, Civil War reenactments were extremely inappropriate. But this makes me wonder, what about now? I know there are several reenactors in the class, and I have never attended one, so I'm curious to know if there is any sort of tension at these events. Are there people who protest the reenactments claiming that they are offensive?- aaskins | Wiener's article brings up an important issue about reenactments. Without a doubt, at the time of the Centennial when attacks on the Freedom Riders were rampant, Civil War reenactments were extremely inappropriate. But this makes me wonder, what about now? I know there are several reenactors in the class, and I have never attended one, so I'm curious to know if there is any sort of tension at these events. Are there people who protest the reenactments claiming that they are offensive?- aaskins | ||
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| + | I found the story of Easter, a black slave who gave information to union troops, very interesting, mainly because when southerners found out that she was reporting things to the union they only threatened her, instead of outright killing her or taking her to prison or somewhere else. Instead they gave her the option to " skeedaddle like hell", which was the last thing i'd expect. - AJ | ||
