Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gAQ08oX01769; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 19:08:50 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 19:08:50 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <002501c294df$c645db80$2ffc06d1@ECA> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Linda Warren" <jsflc@rcn.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1337] Re: COABE plantation tour X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1881 Lines: 40 I am sorry Matt, but I have never been to this plantation. Linda Warren ----- Original Message ----- From: "matt marietti" <matthew.marietti@fandm.edu> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 6:56 PM Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1336] Re: COABE plantation tour > To whom it may concern- > I am a 2nd year student at Franklin and Marshall College, in Lancaster > PA. I am currently enrolled in a class entitled, "America in Black and > White" For our final project, we are allowed to choose a subject related in > anyway to our class and present it. There are very few guidlines. A few > years ago, I was in South Carolina, and i visited the Boone Hall Plantation, > and i thought I might do a project on it for this class. However, i was > doing some research on the internet, and I came across the letter you wrote > regarding the plantation tour description. I read all the emails sent and i > completely agree. I felt the same way as i was given the tour. I couldnt > help thinking and knowing that there was so much they were not telling us. > This is what I've chosen to do my report on. I was wondering if you have > any information or contacts that could be usefull to me. I was unable to > find much significat historical information on the plantation. All i could > find were facts relating to media and tourism. I know I'm asking you to go > out of your way, but I am really disturbed by the image of this plantation > that is being projected, and I believe its just one example of our country > covering up issues that need to be faced if we are to adress reacial > problems in our country today. I would greatly appreciate at least a > response to this email- thank you very much for your time. -Matthew > Marietti. > My email is matthew.marietti@fandm.edu thanks again everyone for your time >
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