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(...) Well, I've never learned of the causes/effects of the U.S. Civil war, so I can't disagree. If the slaves were indeed just an excuse, then certainly TLC could drop them. If they wanted to, that is. (1) (...) Oooh! Guillotines and all the reign (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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(...) Personally, it seems to me that there would be an uproar if slaves *were* included in a Civil War theme. I remember a lot of very heated debates in an otherwise calm high school American History class when we discussed the topic of slavery and (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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(...) exclusion (...) deliberate (...) I would disagree with your thoughts on the Civil War not being romanticized or any other war for that matter. I mean just watch Gettysburgh they romanticize the dickens out of Pickets charge. How is that any (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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(...) Well, I don't know. They might... I mean, I don't think kids would be really interested in the background behind the scenes - only in the scenes themselves. Especially if they don't already know the background. -Shiri (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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(...) The reason you don't see slaves in the pirate theme is that slaves really aren't part of the romanticized pirate genre. This is also the reason I doubt we will see a Civil War theme, or any other real war theme. They haven't been romanticized. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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