As a follow up, could the companies being sued sue the countries in
Africa that went along with the slave trade? Wasn't some slave trading
done by willing parties in Africa?

If I'm wrong, let me know.

-rc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 9:55 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: New Topic - Lawsuits Seek Reparations for Slavery
> 
> 
> Well... I have Atena Health Insurance.  If this lawsuit goes 
> through and 
> somehow they are forced to pay for this, I know my insurance 
> rates will go 
> up.  I will then sue Deadria Farmer-Paellmann because I have 
> been wronged.
> 
> 
> At 09:51 AM 3/27/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >I don't quite understand this. If slavery was legal, how can 
> they sue?
> >Yes, slavery was bad, but it was legal at the time. Shoot, couldn't
> >women sue for not having the right to vote for many years? 
> Again, it was
> >wrong, but it was the law.
> >
> >-rc
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 9:28 AM
> > > To: CF-Community
> > > Subject: New Topic - Lawsuits Seek Reparations for Slavery
> > >
> > >
> > > watch URL wrap:
> > > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020327/ap_
> > > on_re_us/slave_reparations_5&cid=533
> > >
> > > Talk amongst you selves.
> > >
> > >
> >
> 
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