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I suspect given the way Lyle thinks/works it was an F for gratuitous
bias. You should offer information, not conclusions. Let the little
dears think for themselves.
On Nov 12, 2008, at 12:22 AM, Anne Pemberton wrote:
> Lyle,
>
> You mean that piece did not induce you to bring your harvest to
> sacrifice it at the altar of Saint Nat???
>
> Seriously, tho, you think I went too far in making him the good guy?
> I carefully described his acts as killings, and those of the whites
> towards the 200 slaves as murders. I made a big deal of his obvious
> religiousity and piousness, and mentioned that his masters missed
> the opportunity to either use his intelligence of free him to
> develop it as a freeman. In short, one of the "sins" of slavery. I
> seriously considered putting a final remark at the end of the piece
> saying :
>
> And pharaoh turned a stone heart toward the plight of his slaves ....
>
> but decided that would go over the heads of the kids.
>
> BTW, was that "F" for coming to the wrong conclusion or for not
> supporting my conclusions with adequate sources in the netlinks?
>
> Glad you took the time to read it!!!
>
>
> Anne
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