I would recommend Slavery and African Life by Patrick Manning and Transformations in Slavery by Paul E. Lovejoy who rebut any misimpression that white men needed to do anything but pull into African ports and pick up all the pre-enslaved black Africans they needed. **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html