Tagged With "Williamsburg"

It is good that a people face up to and learn from the past. We must learn from the lessons of history, but I do hope this will not become a "self-flagellation" exercise. At the end of the 18th century, everyone had slaves. Every people, every race, every culture, every country participated in the buying, selling and owning of other people. It was the norm. Fortunately, with a few rare exceptions, modern society has become enlightened and the rights of individuals is now a central focus of...

'Presentism' is always a danger for historians, but in this case, there's a real issue of interest based on the late-in-the-day entry into slave-owning by the later Catalan grandees; they went into it when all European countries had already abolished it, and when it had been abolished in many colonial areas. Sadly, not Cuba, Brazil, or, at the beginning of that period, the United States. One of the reasons it's important to consider these past things is because they do enter into the...

Slavery is just part of a long cruel history. Wherever there is chance to make money, people of any race or creed will gladly join in. Even the African warlords who sold the "prisoners" to the slave ships played their parts in this piece of history. Even today fortunes are made by sending young men to die in the name of "Defence". Money has no morals.

Join Jonathan L on a visit to the grand-daddy of all the living history museums and costumed interpreters.

Jonathan L takes us to Colonial Willaimsburg to explore the use of art in the historic business signs

Barcelona, and other cities, confront the 'uncomfortable memory' of slave-built fortunes that paid for many of their famous sights.

Restored buildings and costumed townspeople give you the opportunity to feel as if you have stepped back into the 18th century in Williamsburg.

I haven't been to Williamsburg in decades. Your photo essay makes me want to return! Very nice piece!!

Thank you Marilyn. Hope you make it soon. I look forward to our next visit, too.

A fine collection, Jonathan!

Samantha and her husband had a great visit to New York and enjoyed their visit to Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Manhattan Bridge