We don't have judgements on this forum, we have opinions. Only God can judge. There is a lot of information pro and con flowing. Somewhere in-between lies the truth. Anita >From: qvarizona <[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: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:14:53 -0700 > >Read Henry Wiencek's, "An Imperfect God, George Washington, His Slaves, >and the Creation of America " for a scholarly and sensitive view of a good >man who owned slaves. > >It seems all generations think they know enough to judge not just the >social norms, but the souls of their predecessors. While I don't suggest >we pretend slave-owning was ever moral, I think taking a person out of >the context of their time and culture and judging them in our is pointless. > >Joanne > >PS Henry's book is much more than my clumsy "review" above. It's been >described as the best of the best re. George Washington, and --bonus-- it's >a great read. > > > > >Paul Heinegg <[log in to unmask]> wrote: How could Madison have been a >"good slaveowner." >He owned other human beings as his own property. That not only degraded >those human beings to the level of farm animals, it shows that he had no >morals, no character. That was uncivilized, barbaric behaviour. >Paul > > > >--------------------------------- >Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. _________________________________________________________________ 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/