I was wondering if anyone but me took umbrage with Harriott's last sentence. Lyle has responding well but I would have responded to the question something like this: I am an American now and proud to be so. All that happened a long time ago and is now history. I will be eternally grateful to my ancestors for the sacrifices they made so I would not be born in a grass hut, or a teepee, or in England. John Cullom Catonsville, MD On Jul 3, 2007, at 2:54 PM, harriott lomax wrote: > ....., "Doesn't it make you angry...hate white people...etc...?" > My response was "My African ancestors were brought here to work > uncompensated for my English ancestors who stole the land from my > American ancestors, how am I suppose to feel?" Lyle wrote: An interesting but not quite complete point. I was reading and agreeing until the last bit before the how am I supposed to feel part. There are a few points----------------------