Anita,Tamika: Well said, ladies. Jane Steele. -----Original Message----- >From: Anita Wills <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Jun 18, 2007 5:20 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Loving the slaves > >Yes, that is another point that needs to be made. I found this out when >researching my Virginia ancestors. That cannot be more true than in my >Virginia Bowden and Lewis lines. > >Anita > > >>From: Tameka Hobbs <[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: Loving the slaves >>Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:53:07 -0400 >> >>Eloquent but I can't resist the urge to complicate the issue even further. >>Probably more than we'd like to acknowledge, whites were dealing more >>gingerly and thoughtfully with their 'black families' because they were >>biologically kin. This was another reality that colored master-slave >>relations, over which much ink has already been spilled. >> >>Pets indeed! >> >>Laughing to keep from crying, >> >>- T. Hobbs > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get a preview of Live Earth, the hottest event this summer - only on MSN >http://liveearth.msn.com?source=msntaglineliveearthhm Lillian Jane Steele