Yes, that is another point that needs to be made. I found this out when 
researching my Virginia ancestors. That cannot be more true than in my 
Virginia Bowden and Lewis lines.

Anita


>From: Tameka Hobbs <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history         
>      <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Loving the slaves
>Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:53:07 -0400
>
>Eloquent but I can't resist the urge to complicate the issue even further.  
>Probably more than we'd like to acknowledge, whites were dealing more 
>gingerly and thoughtfully with their 'black families' because they were 
>biologically kin.  This was another reality that colored master-slave 
>relations, over which much ink has already been spilled.
>
>Pets indeed!
>
>Laughing to keep from crying,
>
>- T. Hobbs

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