It is interesting that you would state, "Most Probably", and then continue as if it was a proven fact. Anita >From: Melinda Skinner <[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: Slavery and immoral stance, etc. >Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:14:50 +0000 > >As far as the Virginia connection goes, those first Africans from Angola >most probably ended up at Jamestown after being captured and enslaved by >other marauding Africans (much like those in present day Darfur doing the >dirty work of the government that claims total innocence) who then >sold/traded them to the the Portuguese who then exported them with great >help from the Catholic Church to South America... and, in this case, >diverted to Virginia. There are villains everywhere. > >-- >Melinda C. P. Skinner >Richmond, VA > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: John Philip Adams <[log in to unmask]> > > Arab Slavery may have been written on the books as stopping in the >1870's, > > but that is crock. The Muslims still have slaves, sell slaves and >enslave > > people all over a lot of the African continent. > > While everyone is blasting G. Washington, T. Jefferson and all of those > > other nasty slave holders, let's not forget who was selling those >prisoners > > and Africans to John Hawkins, Francis Drake, the other English ships' > > captains, the Dutch, the Spanish, the Italians and whoever else showed >up on > > the western coast of Africa to transport to the 'new world'. The Arabs >were > > the sales agents and the others were the transporters. If you are going >to > > complain, complain about the ones who were the instigators, the sellers, >and > > the precipitators' of the inequity that we all know occurred called >slavery. > > The 1st purchasers of African slaves were the Spanish in the Caribbean >and > > Mexico. > > Please condemn the ones, who are responsible for the sale of their >fellow > > Africans and their enemies to the shippers for these problems, but >please do > > not try to impose 21st century mores' on 18th century people. > > > > John Philip Adams > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Heinegg > > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 4:36 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: Slavery and immoral stance, etc. > > > > Wasn't slavery also stopped by Islamists in Central Asia in > > the 1870s? What are the best sources for this particular topic? > > > > ----------- > > I lent someone my copy of "Islam's Black Slaves" by Ronald Segal, but I > > believe all Islamic countries continued to practice slavery until >pressured > > by the West to stop. It was part of their culture which became tied to >their > > > > religion. Today, one-third the population of Mauretania are still slaves >and > > > > a good percentage of the population of the Sudan. > > Paul _________________________________________________________________ Don’t miss your chance to WIN $10,000 and other great prizes from Microsoft Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/aub0540003042mrt/direct/01/