I am not saying this. There is a time and place for everything. It is your right to bring up things that you wish to discuss. Jane.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Excalibur131 <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Jul 8, 2008 5:24 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Richmond and VA slave Traders, plus Africa
>
>Let me make sure I completely understand Jane and Anita. It is their wish
>that nothing be discussed on the VA-HIST list that happened outside of
>Virginia borders. Additionally, they wish that any mention of Africans,
>Asians and Indians not be discussed on the VA-HIST list, but be taken to the
>appropriate African, Asian or Indian list. In a nutshell, is that pretty
>much it?
>
>Tom
>Eastern Shore & More
>http://easternshoremore.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jane Steele" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 4:56 PM
>Subject: Re: Richmond and VA slave Traders, plus Africa
>
>
>> Although this is a Virginia History discussion site many African people
>> did indeed sell fellow Africans into slavery. Having said that this site
>> is about Virginia history and we need to stick to this. My ancestry is a
>> lot like Anita's with my mom being Cherokee(from North Georgia) and my dad
>> being African-American(from North Carolina.) Anita is right. Jane.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>>From: Anita Wills <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Jul 3, 2008 12:12 AM
>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Richmond and VA slave Traders, plus Africa
>>>
>>>What point are you making? Does it make it right that whites who
>>>considered themselves "civilized", could enslave other humans? They were
>>>supposedly more advanced then the people they enslaved, whether Native,
>>>African, or Asian. What were they doing on those shores? You miss my point
>>>this is a Virginia History list, when I am on an African list, then I will
>>>bring up what Africans did. In case you want to know my ancestry is
>>>mixed, white/native/African. At least two of those groups were involved
>>>in the slave trade.
>>>
>>>Anita
><snip>
>
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