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    THE JAG FILE

    Oct 01, 2021 3 minutes
    With John Adams-Graf
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    JAG

    UNCOMFORTABLE HISTORY

    “Pardon me, Sir, but does ya have any papers for travelin’ on your own?”

    Clothed in a white linen roundabout jacket, dirty white breeches, and a tall straw top hat, I posed that question to an African-American tourist at the 1840s living history museum where I portrayed a Illinois farmer.

    Having previously discussed this scenario with the visitor when I spotted him and his family in the parking lot, he was a willing participant in the scenario that was about to evolve in front of his family and other

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