Transformations in Slavery by Paul E. Lovejoy, Slavery and African Life by Patrick Manning and Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World 1400-1800 by John Thornton are good works on the early, and at that point exclusively African slave trade, through the worldwide expansion into the 19th century. They name the names, cultures, tribes, etc. who were the primary movers in both the slave trade to the East (which was considerably larger and longer lasting than to the West) and in Africa itself, the largest market by far. J.D. Southmayd a/k/a J south In a message dated 6/25/2008 8:55:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: If Neil McDonald's logic is right, we can readily apply it to our world right now. Instead of focusing our judicial fury on murderers, the "secondary few" who pull the trigger, we should hunt down the gun manufacturers, those who are "primarily responsible for the endless supply" of guns in our country and "share accountabilities" for gun violence. I think that's where we end up with this line of reasoning. Henry Wiencek Charlottesville >Of likely greater importance to others, can someone provide the name of one >African man who may share accountabilities for the enslaving of Africans and >selling them at various African ports for profit, as described below. . . . Why focus on slave traders and >only consider a secondary few in Virginia when others were primarily >responsible for the endless supply to the world over centuries? > >Neil McDonald ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html