HISTORY 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 0: Colonial Williamsburg
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There were costumed actors as slave leaders and owners while paying tourists found themselves in the roles of the slaves. The reenactments are so realistic that audience members have attacked white actors that are in the slave patrol: this attraction has mostly appealed to whites but the skits have tugged at the emotions of african americans. Some black actors refuse to act as slaves because they find it demeaning and emotionally wrenching: one day, 100 tourists gathered to participate in an illegal slave gathering that happened in 1775. They were debating on whether they should side with the king and go free while others argued that the whites should be left to kill off one another. The slave patrol appeared and intended to break up the meeting: visitors have said that since the park has brought on a new emphasis on. African american perspectives, it has given an overall better experience.
