tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post5742914427044825761..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Whitewashing History by Tanya LandmanMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-461563949286457112015-01-12T13:54:33.855+00:002015-01-12T13:54:33.855+00:00Great post - thank you, Tanya. I did know that a l...Great post - thank you, Tanya. I did know that a large number of cowboys were black - a large number were actually British too, with Scots or Geordie accents.<br /><br />I didn't know that The Searchers was based on a true story, and that 'the searcher' was black. It would make a fantastic film, told from that angle.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-81259652285038208362015-01-12T10:06:04.172+00:002015-01-12T10:06:04.172+00:00And this, people, is why good editors and proof re...And this, people, is why good editors and proof readers are so important.. I am rubbish at both. Sorry!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685269144505056460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-91689921920223904642015-01-12T09:48:53.060+00:002015-01-12T09:48:53.060+00:00Very interesting post Tanya. I knew The Searchers ...Very interesting post Tanya. I knew The Searchers was based on a real event but I hadn't realised the full background. It's vital that this kind of history is told. (You have Britt's son killed in a raid in October 1964 btw, I don't know if you can go back in and change the date?).Elizabeth Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911841862257909703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-82816842129177079292015-01-12T09:05:21.625+00:002015-01-12T09:05:21.625+00:00My shamefaced apologies, everyone. It's Peter...My shamefaced apologies, everyone. It's Peter Fryer's Staying Power (not Steve). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685269144505056460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-18532387179330899912015-01-12T08:58:39.378+00:002015-01-12T08:58:39.378+00:00There is so much of our history that's been wh...There is so much of our history that's been whitewashed - the victors get to tell all th tales as usual. Great post ad fantastic story. The BBC did a radio dramatisation of the searchers last autumn, I think and as a companion piece broagcast a v interesting documentary about Britt - amongst others. <br />Thanks so much for this Tanya x Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610226884546830879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-10369536122740781302015-01-12T01:56:29.874+00:002015-01-12T01:56:29.874+00:00Thanks for this very interesting post! I hadn'...Thanks for this very interesting post! I hadn't heard this story before. I'm sure sooner or later someone will do that film. There are some amazing African American actors around these days to fill such a role. Pity British actors have to go there to get work. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com