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Old 06-26-2021, 05:19 AM
DanikaK DanikaK is offline
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What would be really awesome is if you could create a kit that gives the full picture of life in Colonial Williamsburg and the contribution of other prominent figures such as the free and enslaved black Americans that had much impact then.

Too often these things are one sided and glossed over (considering half the population was Black in the 18th century it's modelled after). We know the damage that does.

You can do a quick google search to find ideas/materials for the kit or even take inspiration from the tours themselves. There was a lot of positive contribution so you can still keep the kit 'light and breezy' if you wanted to.

For example, Nation Builders such as Gowan Pamphlet (founder of Williamsburg’s First Baptist Church); you could include an element with the baptist church and word strips with the names of these Nation Builders or create a type of 18th century style plaque with each name and contribution.

Also, James Armistead Lafayette (won his freedom for his service as a double agent during the Revolution), and many more. This information is available on Colonial Williamsburg's own website: https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org

Other resources:
https://online.fliphtml5.com/xzdns/mezq/#p=3
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/view...50&context=etd

Other elements/motifs you could create: pottery, quilting, Quakers as abolitionists, even the fashion of that time (representing both 'white' and 'black' clothing).

What I'm basically asking is that you please keep in mind that national heritage and identity should also be extended to non-Euro Americans when creating these types of kits as they are also part of the history.
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