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fromThe Atlantic
2 days agoJust How Real Should Colonial Williamsburg Be?
In 1994 Colonial Williamsburg staged a realistic slave auction that provoked intense public outrage and controversy by blurring performance and historical trauma.
Flintlocks and muskets are among the earliest firearms and were used from the 1600s through the early 1800s. A flintlock is a type of firing mechanism that uses a piece of flint striking steel to ignite gunpowder, while a musket refers to the long gun itself, typically smoothbore and loaded from the muzzle.