01-18-2006, 04:50 PM
As I have pointed out on a black forum, there are plenty of periods which are already being re-enacted, in which blacks and asians would not be out of place: Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Vikings ( who fought the Moors and took "Blue men" to Ireland), mediaeval (Crusades), American Civil War (as opposed to "The" Civil War) - and they wouldn't have to portray slaves, in fact, anything from the C19th, First and Second World Wars.
I think that a huge proportion of blacks and asians have unconsciously "bought" the idea that they weren't involved in the history of Europe and the West until very recently. The few who are aware that blacks are missing from the record ( or in the record, but largely ignored) don't seem to be the type to do re-enactment, with a very few notable exceptions.
I think that a huge proportion of blacks and asians have unconsciously "bought" the idea that they weren't involved in the history of Europe and the West until very recently. The few who are aware that blacks are missing from the record ( or in the record, but largely ignored) don't seem to be the type to do re-enactment, with a very few notable exceptions.
