In the book, The "Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family", the author makes one point abundantly clear regarding slaves, a point that is totally obvious when understood. No matter what the personal or family relationship, one fact remains totally dominate, a slave was a slave weather it was on a personal level, a family level or a societal level. No other relationship changed that overriding fact in the least. Charles Layne **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html