Great American???????????????????????????????? ----- Original Message ----- From: Anne Pemberton <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Long memories > Basil, > > Virginians are reluctant to celebrate the birthday of a Great American. They > are also reluctant to apologize for slavery. What truth is deduced from > these facts? > > Who is speaking for the African-Virginians whose freedom was made possible > (directly or indirectly) by Abraham Lincoln? > > Anne > > > Anne Pemberton > [log in to unmask] > http://www.erols.com/stevepem > http://www.erols.com/apembert > http://www.educationalsynthesis.org > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Basil Forest" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 5:46 PM > Subject: Re: Long memories > > > > Virginians have long memories, and also some knowledge of the law. > > Please > > reference > > Ex Parte Merryman, Federal Cases No. 9487 (1861); and Ex parte Milligan. > > 71 > > U.S. 2 (1866) before you criticize a failure of Virginians to relegate > > Lincoln to sainthood. > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html