So how many African slaves landed in North America?

[PWC]

IF slave reperations ever come to fruition, it must come with black acceptance of payment, resulting in immediate deportation of their family back to country of origin. Acceptance indicates displeasure with living in this country, and all the opportunities, freedoms and conveviences. The one who accepts the payment prefers to return to their "roots" without possibility of return to America.

An additional benefit would be the decrease in federal and state welfare entitlement spending.

[blackhawknj]

And how many of those black slaves were sold into slavery by their fellow blacks. The countries in Western Africa have acknowledged that the slave trade WAS a trade. The European slave traders would bring the items those people wanted-I read that metal goods, plows, e.g. were much in demand since those countries had little in the way of ore deposits and metal plows were so superior to wooden ones. The Africans would trade their captives-for them, tribalism trumps skin color-and a plow is so much more valuable than members of an inferior or hostile tribe. So everybody got what they wanted and ended up happy.
The "Great Society" undid 100 years of progress. I have been reading the Emancipation Proclamation and the decision to enroll colored troops. It was noted that many of them had an incredible thirst for knowledge and learning, a spelling book, a primer was a cherished possession.
One white officer noted that when his troops occupied a fixed position-provided a garrison, they gave their undivided attention to their 15 year old school ma'arm.

[Vern Humphrey]

And how many of those black slaves were sold into slavery by their fellow blacks. The countries in Western Africa have acknowledged that the slave trade WAS a trade. The European slave traders would bring the items those people wanted-I read that metal goods, plows, e.g. were much in demand since those countries had little in the way of ore deposits and metal plows were so superior to wooden ones. The Africans would trade their captives-for them, tribalism trumps skin color-and a plow is so much more valuable than members of an inferior or hostile tribe. So everybody got what they wanted and ended up happy.
The "Great Society" undid 100 years of progress. I have been reading the Emancipation Proclamation and the decision to enroll colored troops. It was noted that many of them had an incredible thirst for knowledge and learning, a spelling book, a primer was a cherished possession.
One white officer noted that when his troops occupied a fixed position-provided a garrison, they gave their undivided attention to their 15 year old school ma'arm.

All correct -- there would be no racial problems in this country, were it not for the Great Society, which set Blacks back to square 1.

[clintonhater]

And how many of those black slaves were sold into slavery by their fellow blacks.

Virtually ALL of them! A handful of whites invade a hostile continent to capture slaves? Impossible, & unnecessary, because there was constant inter-tribal warfare that had been going on long before whites arrived, & enemy warriors captured in battle were either going to be killed or traded; there was no such thing as turning them loose on their good behavior!

The West Africans previously had access to iron, used to make spears & other weapons, but what the victorious tribes & kingdoms wanted from white traders above all else were firearms, which they used to continue expanding their territories.

[Gun Smoke]

All correct -- there would be no racial problems in this country, were it not for the Great Society, which set Blacks back to square 1.

Yet one more screw up by the democrats.

[Vern Humphrey]

Yet one more screw up by the democrats.

They didn't screw up. They got exactly what they wanted -- several more generations of slaves.

[Gun Smoke]

They didn't screw up. They got exactly what they wanted -- several more generations of slaves.

And a$$ kissing voters.

What I meant was: yet another screw up for America by the democrats.

[RED]

The people who liberated the camps in WW2 sent photographers in there precisely to capture a record. Photography was in its infancy in the 1860's, but the society was literate, and those written accounts of the age remain.

Then why do you want to burn those photos along with destruction photos of Sheridan's peaceful march?

[togor]

Then why do you want to burn those photos along with destruction photos of Sheridan's peaceful march?

As long as we're lobbing stupid straw-men back and forth,

why do you keep dressing up as a clown and crashing backyard birthday parties? It should be clear to you by now that you terrify little kids. Are you doing this just to be mean?

[Vern Humphrey]

The Japanese are pariahs throughout Asia because of their conduct in WWII. The Japanese have NEVER faced up to their responsibility for the atrocities they committed.

And now we want to do what the Japanese did, and scrub our history books clean of all references to slavery.

[blackhawknj]

No, some people want to scrub our history books so the young don't learn that slavery was ended with the blood of a lot of white boys, or that it was ended 155 years ago. And they don't want people to ask how can problems be blamed on "the after effects of slavery"in what have been historically free states, or on Jim Crow in states where it never was the law.
"Dressing up as a clown" ? John Wayne Gacy dressed up as a clown, entertained children at parties and in hospitals, was a Democratic Party organizer, precinct captain-got his picture taken shaking hands with Roslyn Carter.
No combat photographers accompanied Sheridan's "Burning" in the Shenandoah Valley or Sherman's March to the Sea.

[togor]

And now we want to do what the Japanese did, and scrub our history books clean of all references to slavery.

Who wants to do THAT? Seriously, need a reference.

[Roadkingtrax]

Who wants to do THAT? Seriously, need a reference.

I think he meant pre-Civil War history as it relates to the white experience in America. In before CH...

[togor]

I'm sorry, but this "they want to scrub history" fear reaction is right up there with worrying about the color of Santa's skin. He's Hispanic, BTW, obviously.