That was an excellent, well written article. He could have been writing about the lines I traced in Virginia. There was the law, and then their were the people. When I was growing up in Pennsylvania there were quite a few African Americans from Virginia there. They worked in the Steel Mill, or owned their own businesses. When they reached retirement age, most returned to Virginia. Looking back now I see that the only issue they had with Virginia was economics. Once they had their retirement, they got a little house and moved back. Some already had land, and were building their dream houses during vacations. I believe that most Virginians are forward thinking people. Anita > Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 11:00:36 -0400 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: NY Times essay > To: [log in to unmask] > > At the risk of reopening another round of heated discussion, I would call > list members' attention to an essay about Mildred and Richard Loving by > Brent Staples that appears in today's NY Times: http://tinyurl.com/6zy4rg. > > There may--and probably will--be differences of opinion regarding his > references to TJ, and to other aspects of the Lovings' case. But I found > his "story behind the story" very interesting and a reminder to all of us > who work in history, whether as amateurs (which, after all, means those who > love something for its own sake) or as professionals (those who earn their > living at it) that the past is as complex a place as today is, and it is our > obligation to make that understood to our wider audiences, whoever and > wherever they are. > > Martha Katz-Hyman > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html _________________________________________________________________ Make Windows Vista more reliable and secure with Windows Vista Service Pack 1. http://www.windowsvista.com/SP1?WT.mc_id=hotmailvistasp1banner ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html