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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who else remembers when Disney was (very briefly) scouting Assburn? [/quote]

It was in Manassas. They wanted to do a history themed theme park. [/quote]

Really? That sounds cool. I never heard of this.[/quote]
They wanted to portray slavery too. However, some people, white and AA, expressed dismay over it and academic historians were not in favor as no amusement part would do the justice. Meaning that we do not have an accurate portrayal of what it was like back then. The phrase Past is a Foreign Country is accurate here.
It was not just that white people were upset that they would be shown potentially in a negative light. A few staged events at another public history site showed that when slavery was accurately portrayed, black Americans were visibly upset and it affected them to the degree that they did not think it was something actors that are AA should endure. Even white actors in other settings portraying very racists owners say that such historical play acting where their job is to scream and pretend to beat AA actors is deeply disturbing on a daily basis.
It was a terribly idea for all involved and hence abandoned.[/quote]

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