TIL the Rennaissance fair was formed by Hollywood actors who were blacklisted for accusations of communism during the red scare in the 1960s
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-surprisingly-radical-roots-of-the-renaissance-fair-180982918/
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-surprisingly-radical-roots-of-the-renaissance-fair-180982918/
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The Surprisingly Radical Roots of the Renaissance Fair
The first of these festivals debuted in the early 1960s, serving as a prime example of the United States' burgeoning countercultureGillian Bagwell (Smithsonian Magazine)
