A lot of the slaves from Africa were war captives. Initially they were just prisoners of war, then later as the Portuguese and Arabs got very involved in the slave trade to the New World, they contracted with the local west African rulers for more slaves. Thereafter the wars ended up becoming slaving expeditions. So in part the plaintiffs should also sue the national governments in the western part of Africa and parts of the Arabic world as well.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 10:00 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: New Topic - Lawsuits Seek Reparations for Slavery > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
