Anita,Tamika: Well said, ladies.  Jane Steele.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Anita Wills <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Jun 18, 2007 5:20 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Loving the slaves
>
>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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Lillian Jane Steele