Assassination Trivia

[Wild Bill]

I have always thought that Dan was a lot smarter than he let on. He always exasperated Wichmann, but he did not pull such stuff on Mary Surratt. Enslaved blacks often refer to this talent "as putting on ole Massa." I have seen this still in practice today. It is often referred to in literature on slavery plus in a more modern study, John Dollard's Caste and Class in a Southern Town.