Let me make sure I completely understand Jane and Anita. It is their wish that nothing be discussed on the VA-HIST list that happened outside of Virginia borders. Additionally, they wish that any mention of Africans, Asians and Indians not be discussed on the VA-HIST list, but be taken to the appropriate African, Asian or Indian list. In a nutshell, is that pretty much it? Tom Eastern Shore & More http://easternshoremore.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Steele" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 4:56 PM Subject: Re: Richmond and VA slave Traders, plus Africa > Although this is a Virginia History discussion site many African people > did indeed sell fellow Africans into slavery. Having said that this site > is about Virginia history and we need to stick to this. My ancestry is a > lot like Anita's with my mom being Cherokee(from North Georgia) and my dad > being African-American(from North Carolina.) Anita is right. Jane. > > -----Original Message----- >>From: Anita Wills <[log in to unmask]> >>Sent: Jul 3, 2008 12:12 AM >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Richmond and VA slave Traders, plus Africa >> >>What point are you making? Does it make it right that whites who >>considered themselves "civilized", could enslave other humans? They were >>supposedly more advanced then the people they enslaved, whether Native, >>African, or Asian. What were they doing on those shores? You miss my point >>this is a Virginia History list, when I am on an African list, then I will >>bring up what Africans did. In case you want to know my ancestry is >>mixed, white/native/African. At least two of those groups were involved >>in the slave trade. >> >>Anita <snip> ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html