Totally Biased sent Citizen Dwayne to a real, live Civil War re-enactment, which as a black man, was a good deal more entertaining than the original event by a long shot. Speaking of shot, take a look at ‘Lefty’ the guy who is the walking PSA for not leaning on a loaded gun while waitin’ for the action to commence.
This should be in the first chapter of ‘What White People Like.’ It’s impossible to spot another black person, and even blue uniforms are far and few between.
Everyone’s having a good ol’ time, what with dressing up, fighting and dying and all. Like the man in the photo with Dwayne, some of these guys put Hollywood actors to shame with their theatrical falling and dying. Maybe it’s genetic memory, but they have had a lot of practice – and I suspect a few haven’t escaped head injuries.
While they can’t go back in time, some are advocates of States Rights, which may mean their other hat has three corners and a marabou fringe from the fabric store.
One tidbit Dwayne ferreted out was the fact that 30 thousand Confederate soldiers were slaves. The odder tidbit was that masters often armed slaves and took them along, with the proviso that if the master fell in battle, his trusty slave would win his freedom.
Much like the war itself, I suspect they didn’t think this one out to the logical conclusion.