Harold,
This is an excellent point. While some posters have blamed Africans and 
Islam for slavery, they do not take into account the Natives who were 
enslaved. What did the Africans and Islam have to do with Europeans 
enslaving Indians?

Anita


>From: Debra Jackson/Harold Forsythe <[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: Madison's slaves (and black descendants?)
>Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:50:06 -0400
>
>Uh-oh.  Are we forgetting that these were elderly rural people, giving 
>testimony in their old age during the latter half of the Great Depression, 
>and without Social Security (farm workers were denied SS, minimum wage, 
>unemployment, etc?)  Living aged in one of the worst economic times in US 
>history, they remembered their childhoods fondly.  Is this a recommendation 
>for slavery?
>
>Harold S. Forsythe
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>Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 5:01 PM
>Subject: Re: Madison's slaves (and black descendants?)
>
>
>>You will recall that during our discussion of the WPA Slave Narratives it
>>appeared that quite a few former slaves recalled fondly their years in 
>>slavery
>>and the kindness of their masters.  So, from the perspective of former 
>>slaves
>>it appears that there were indeed "good" slaveowners when judged by the 
>>best
>>standard possible, those held in slavery.
>>
>>J South
>>
>>
>>
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