Slavery Reparations

[Breukelen advocaat]

Jews have had reparations.. havent they? wasn't the day off from 9/11 enough?

Please explain your comment, supported by statistics or facts, about Jews having "the day off" on 9/11.

[SpiritLevel]

I have no supporting eveidence!

[Shelbay]

Documented but overlooked & escaping generations of history books is the fact that the first "cargo" of 20 Africans to land in the future U.S.A. arrived at Jamestown,VA known to generations of American Schoolchildren as the first permanent English Settlement in America aboard a Dutch man-of-war in August of 1619.

These American captives had been taken off a Spanish Slave Ship en route to Spains colonies by a group of pirates who preyed on Spanish slave & treasure ships. Strange how the same books that hail the glorious consequences of the opening of the House of Burgesses in Jamestown neglects to mention this part of history.

And lets not forget the Europeans & Portugals part in Slavery..among many others.

We hear alot about the South being the evil in this practice but history is so distorted on this issue..just alot of lies & myths mixed in with a few truths.

Europe called The Africans-Black Ivory..Spain dominated the slave trade for a 100 years..then the Dutch for 50 years..then the English,who got the exclusive right to supply slaves to Spains colonies in 1713.

So if reparations are made..lets go ALL the way back to the truth of Slavery..and hold EVERYONE & EVERY Country involved responsible.

[birdgirl73]

Mornin', Shelbay! How're you doing? I was thinking about you yesterday and thinking I'd not seen you online in a while. I've missed seeing your posts.

Hope all is well with you!

[Shelbay]

Morning Birdgirl! Really Glad to see you this morning..I have been coming on reading yours & a few others post on here just not posting much. I just read a few of your post & you make me laugh sometimes!! Which is a good thing I am well now..hope all is well with you also.

I liked your quip about how its not going to be so hot today..LOL..I Love your zingers,thanks.

[birdgirl73]

Glad things are good with you. I've missed you.

That is kind of sad that a 93-degree day seems like a cool one, isn't it? Has it been miserably hot in Mobile, too?

[Shelbay]

I hope you know how much that means to me! Even on the internet! I missed you & a couple of others on here.

The Gulf really has been hot but not as bad as you & others are getting right now. I feel for the ones in St.Louis-that is dangerous right now? I am trying to catch up on the news..can you believe I just read last night about St.Louis?!

Its easier for me to just read a couple of your post & I catch up quick. How is your sister? I am steady reading on here but haven't seen you post about her? She is doing better? And when do you start your Medical School?

[birdgirl73]

Well, she seems like she's taken a bit of dive since we got back from Desitin. Or else maybe she's just depressed. She's acting funny. She'll hardly get out of bed, and she won't eat and barely drinks anything. She's talking a lot less. It worries me. She's got an appointment with a neurologist next week because there's a good possibility that the cancer may have spread to her brain. She was so upbeat and active for the two weeks we were in Florida. My husband says I was just lying to myself by thinking/hoping that would last. (Which makes me want to smack him.)

The first day of med school is Monday, August 14. I've got my school laptop all ready and set up, and we're going to go buy my books next weekend. There's an orientation for the first-year students on Friday the 12th. I think I'm ready, except of course I'm worried about being gone so much more from my sister. My last day of work at my current job is next Friday. I'm having lots of anxiety right now. I'm sure it's a combination of worrying about my sistser and facing all these changes.

[Shelbay]

I am so sorry,I don't know what else to say but I can tell you are mentally strong & just don't want to give up without a fight. I guess your husband being who he is he is just a realist? Even telling me the news about your sister you still made me smile when you said you wanted to smack your husband-bet you would do that

You sound like a little girl so excited about School..I don't know you but just from reading your post I would bet that you are going to be in the top 3 of your class..maybe #1 You seem to be the type that excels at whatever you put your mind to...I wouldn't want to debate you. I can't imagine the anxiety I would have doing what all you are doing..I am not the best at multi-tasking..hence the slow posting-I am eating my mini-wheats & trying to punch these keys at the same time. Just remember to post after your first day at school so I can at least "feel" your excitement & try to keep up with you.

[slowthestone]

1. African slaves were purchased from African tribe leaders.

2. A substantial enough amount of slaves were purchased by Americans for sake of working plantations. They were treated well, provided for...and in every sense of the term...were employed. Food and shelter in trade for work.

3. A substantial enough amount of slave owners/holders did so for sake of a sense of empathy to see that at least those under their ownership were treated with dignity and respect.

4. How does one even begin to put a monetary value on such a thing?

5. Slavery is still alive and well on our world. Before even thinking of some far-fetched notion of reperations...someone ought to be doing more to stamp out current slavery. In ALL its many forms at that.