Steven,

To clarify, the reference to "white guilt" was something someone on this 
list accused me of trying to assauge. Actually, I have less "guilt" than 
many since a cousin who maintains the geneology for our generation, said 
that our family was involved with the Underground Railroad.

If I don't get email from Fort Monroe in the next few weeks, I'll be sure to 
sign up again.

I think it is wise of you to refer to the ex-slaves just as Americans. I 
should adopt the same convention.

It is unfortunate that women still have to "stick up for" other women 
whether in the present or in the past, but as you have seen, the remarks 
about Sally Hemings have gotten pretty far away from recognizing her as a 
woman as well as a human being. In the back of my mind, I am wondering if 
the fact that Sally never married or seemed to have a significant 
relationship with another slave, may be another one of those 
"circumstantial" evidences some prefer to dismiss as "unprovable".

Anne

Anne Pemberton
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