I am not saying this. There is a time and place for everything. It is your right to bring up things that you wish to discuss. Jane. -----Original Message----- >From: Excalibur131 <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Jul 8, 2008 5:24 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Richmond and VA slave Traders, plus Africa > >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 Lillian Jane Steele ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html