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I have a feeling that most slaves, upon hearing this, would disagree with Blanks. By the time this was written, the population of slaves had already developed their own culture. They had new traditions and completely different skills than would be needed in Africa. I don't believe that most slaves would want to risk cutting the ties of tradition, personal ancestral history and possibly seperation from family members. --Laura Peters | I have a feeling that most slaves, upon hearing this, would disagree with Blanks. By the time this was written, the population of slaves had already developed their own culture. They had new traditions and completely different skills than would be needed in Africa. I don't believe that most slaves would want to risk cutting the ties of tradition, personal ancestral history and possibly seperation from family members. --Laura Peters | ||
| − | For Blanks to want to have a mass relocation of blacks to another place seems very brave to me. I | + | For Blanks to want to have a mass relocation of blacks to another place seems very brave to me. I can’t imagine it being something that was widely supported. The idea of relocation is just too broad. I wonder if there were ever any ideas of setting up a reserve of some types like what was done with the Indians for the blacks in America. Both ideas are insane, but it’s just a thought. ---Virginia Stratton |
== John Brown at Pottawatomie and Harpers Ferry == | == John Brown at Pottawatomie and Harpers Ferry == | ||
