AMEN. Maybe individuals can debate these issues (that tend to repeat themselves over and over) off the list. Linda Threadgill wrote: > Hi, > I have been a member of this mailing list off and on since 1996. There > was a time when many of us enjoyed the discussions about Virginia > history, especially those of us not from VA, but whose family have > roots in this state. > > Lately the forum seems to have become one used to argue and push > certain people's agendas. There are still great people on this list > who are not heard from. I think this is due to the nature of the most > recent posts. I am getting very tired of the on going racist > arguments. I have to say, some of our members are a very creative > bunch. It seems that any topic can be turned into something that has > to do with slavery or the War Between the States. > > I am going on vacation next week and will be unsubbing. I am seriously > considering leaving this list permanently. I ask the list members to > please consider those of us who enjoy reading the messages, but > comment very little. All posts don't need or require a response. That > is what your delete key is for. There have been many times over the > last several weeks that I could have contributed to the discussion. I > am a mixed race person. Yes, I have done DNA testing so I know this is > a fact. I belong to one of America's First Families, the Charitys. My > maiden name is Stith. I descended from the African American Stiths who > were slaves, but had connections to the Jeffersons, Washingtons, Lees, > Bollings, Randolphs, Masons, Goodwyns, etc as well as to the > Hairstons. Thru my Charity and Jones families I have connections to > former Gov. Wilder. One of my distant Charity cousins was Arthur > Ashe's tennis coach when he was growing up in Richmond. I also have > family ties to England and Scotland thru my maternal family line which > is also out of VA and TN. My paternal lines are from Charles City, > Surry, Sussex, Southampton and Greensville Counties. I am a very > distant relative to Nat Turner and have cousins who have connections > to the families that were killed by Nat Turner. My > greatgreatgrandfather was Henry Grizzard who was from the Ambrose > Grizard (Grisard) line of Southampton County and who were relatives to > Judge Powell. And last but not least, my aunt was an English teacher > at Maggie Walker High School. So you see you were talking about my > families and I was not pleased. BUT, I also did not comment. > > I have communicated with Henry and Paul in the past and respect their > work. Most of the others who commented, I have no issue with, but "J > South" ................ > > > Linda Stith Threadgill whose family names also include Massenburg, > Ruffin, Green, Adkins, Bradby, Miles, Ford, McKenzie, McCaleb, Thomas, > Glenn, Liggins surnames to name only a few.