I doubt men [and women] like him are gone, they are just quiet now,  
not having official or social sanction to carry out their prejudices  
and "theories". Crack open that door and they'll be back.

Nancy

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Believe those who seek the truth;
Doubt those who find it.

-Andre Gide



On Feb 19, 2007, at 2:21 PM, cagney wrote:

> My grandmother and her family were part-Indian (her grandmother was  
> full-blooded), and living in Campbell County during the early  
> 1900s.  They are listed as "Mulatto" on the 1920 and 1930 census,  
> and "Negro" in the 1930 census (the family members I could find on  
> the census, anyway).  In addition, many of my Mom's cousins have  
> discovered that they were listed as either "Colored" or "Negro" on  
> their birth records.
>
> Dr. Walker A. Plecker was the first registrar of Virginia's Bureau  
> of Vital Statistics (1912-1945). He may have been acting under the  
> authority of the Virginia government, but that does not erase the  
> fact that, at the very least, he was an extremely misguided man.   
> He corresponded with Joseph Goebbels of Nazi Germany about his  
> handling of the "Jewish problem", and was known to have ordered the  
> sterilization of many Virginia Indians and African-Americans.  The  
> aforementioned book, "Indian Island of Amherst County," is a very  
> good source on this evil man.
>
> I may be calling Plecker evil because of my own personal prejudice,  
> but he is responsible for damaging thousands of lives.  Thank  
> goodness men like him are gone!
>
> Jean Spradlin-Miller
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anita Wills"  
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> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 12:12 PM
> Subject: Re: SLAVE OWNERSHIP BY NATIVE AMERICANS IN VIRGINIA
>
>
>> Ann,
>> His last name was Plecker, and many of my relatives in Amherst  
>> County have horror stories to tell about him. The Natives were  
>> also designated as, "Issue", by Plecker.  However, he was acting  
>> under the authority of the State of Virginia, and the laws of that  
>> time period. There is a book titled, Indian Island, which has  
>> gives information on Plecker and how he was able to weld so much  
>> power.
>>
>> Anita
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