Help me out. I think this may have been discussed, but were there African American slaves in Jamestown in any appreciable number and treatment to separate them from other servants? Janet (Baugh) Hunter In a message dated 5/11/2007 11:51:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Depending on the content and format of the celebrations, I can certainly see how the institution of slavery in Virginia would not be something an African American would have reason to celebrate. The Queen of England was invited. Were African heads of state invited, or is this just a celebration of the success the English had in colonizing America? Paul ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.