I attended one of these reenactments at Wilson’s Wharf a few years ago. I don’t recall there being a Q&A session but perhaps I missed it. The audience was predominantly white—yes. But after the reenactment you get to go around and talk to these guys and that was very cool. There’s a mix of older and younger guys and the older guys were r…
I attended one of these reenactments at Wilson’s Wharf a few years ago. I don’t recall there being a Q&A session but perhaps I missed it. The audience was predominantly white—yes. But after the reenactment you get to go around and talk to these guys and that was very cool. There’s a mix of older and younger guys and the older guys were really knowledgeable. It takes place on land owned by the grandson of President Tyler I believe.
The only other reenactment I have ever attended was when I happened to stumble upon one in Resaca while traveling in Georgia one May a few years prior. I’ve always had a bit of a weird feeling about them, especially after reading Tony Horwitz’s book. But I’m less judgy now, and the Wilson’s Wharf reenactment was pretty cool all in all. So was the Resaca one. There was an African American man with a booth at Resaca going on about the ‘reality’ of Black Confederates. No such thing at Wilson’s Wharf.
I attended one of these reenactments at Wilson’s Wharf a few years ago. I don’t recall there being a Q&A session but perhaps I missed it. The audience was predominantly white—yes. But after the reenactment you get to go around and talk to these guys and that was very cool. There’s a mix of older and younger guys and the older guys were really knowledgeable. It takes place on land owned by the grandson of President Tyler I believe.
The only other reenactment I have ever attended was when I happened to stumble upon one in Resaca while traveling in Georgia one May a few years prior. I’ve always had a bit of a weird feeling about them, especially after reading Tony Horwitz’s book. But I’m less judgy now, and the Wilson’s Wharf reenactment was pretty cool all in all. So was the Resaca one. There was an African American man with a booth at Resaca going on about the ‘reality’ of Black Confederates. No such thing at Wilson’s Wharf.
Hi Margaret,
Thanks for the additional information. I suspect that the man you are referring to is Gregory Newsome.
https://cwmemory.com/2019/01/09/gregory-newsons-black-confederate-world/
Hmm, I actually don’t think that is the same man. Is that possible?
It could also have been H.K. Edgerton.