tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374493973529938777.post8665484877788987706..comments2011-04-18T17:29:32.299-07:00Comments on MusePrint: The Illegible Past: The National ArchivesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374493973529938777.post-16104273923536047852010-09-19T13:51:23.381-07:002010-09-19T13:51:23.381-07:00The exhibit did an excellent job in highlighting t...The exhibit did an excellent job in highlighting the causes of the war--most specifically, slavery--through its many documents. It is often the case that the people of the time were much more honest about the role of slavery than are their descendants.<br /><br />Another laudable aspect of the exhibit was its success in bringing the human element to the fore. We often forget that both the prominent figures and ordinary citizens of the day were real people much like us, who lived, loved, bled, and died. This exhibit helped us remember.Robert E. Armidonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084024686005649880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374493973529938777.post-446764755605484112010-09-06T19:42:16.734-07:002010-09-06T19:42:16.734-07:00Almost as good as going to the museum itself. And ...Almost as good as going to the museum itself. And in this case, the only way I'd get to go!hbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052225391703000955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7374493973529938777.post-86040188563600401732010-09-06T19:10:39.164-07:002010-09-06T19:10:39.164-07:00The illegible letters killed me, too. Especially b...The illegible letters killed me, too. Especially because the captions would ask such great leading questions that I *had* to read the documents to find out what they were talking about!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com