[Vision2020] Aaaaaa! Slavery!
Melynda Huskey
mghuskey@hotmail.com
Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:09:49 -0700
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Dear Jeremy:
I am myself descended from slaveowners--Pennsylvania Quaker slaveowners, =
I say with sorrow and regret. I am married to a descendant of North Caro=
lina slave owners. Using your argument, nothing I say can be construed a=
s revealing a bias against slave owners, since I have a fondness for both=
myself and for Joan. Do you see the difficulty now?
It was Doug Wilson, in the Daily News, who asserted that the purpose of h=
is tract was to defend slavery as a Biblical institution. If that's not =
true, and his purpose was to right an historical wrong, I have to ask aga=
in, what kind of person looks at the institution of slavery in the U.S. a=
nd says to himself, "You know, those slave owners got a bad rap. Everybo=
dy feels sorry for the slaves, sure--but who's speaking up on behalf of t=
hose fine traffickers in human beings, the owners?" =20
The modern historical establishment regularly re-engages the question of =
slavery--witness the brouhaha over *Time on the Cross.* Don't fool yours=
elf that the Wilson/Wilkins tract is part of any serious research on the =
subject, though. It's on a par with the work of David Irving.
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<HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Dear Jeremy:</=
DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am myself descended from slaveowners--Penns=
ylvania Quaker slaveowners, I say with sorrow and regret. I am marr=
ied to a descendant of North Carolina slave owners. Using your argu=
ment, nothing I say can be construed as revealing a bias against slave ow=
ners, since I have a fondness for both myself and for Joan. Do you =
see the difficulty now?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It was Doug Wilson, =
in the Daily News, who asserted that the purpose of his tract was to defe=
nd slavery as a Biblical institution. If that's not true, and his p=
urpose was to right an historical wrong, I have to ask again, what kind o=
f person looks at the institution of slavery in the U.S. and says to hims=
elf, "You know, those slave owners got a bad rap. Everybody feels s=
orry for the slaves, sure--but who's speaking up on behalf of those fine =
traffickers in human beings, the owners?" </DIV> <DIV> </=
DIV> <DIV>The modern historical establishment regularly re-engages the qu=
estion of slavery--witness the brouhaha over *Time on the Cross.* D=
on't fool yourself that the Wilson/Wilkins tract is part of any serious r=
esearch on the subject, though. It's on a par with the work of Davi=
d Irving.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Melynda Huskey</DIV></BODY></HTML>=
<br clear=3Dall><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : =
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