Welcome to the board--and congratulations on your new job!
My main comment to people who are speaking from an uneducated standpoint is: Check it out first, then comment. If the people you are speaking to have never read Addy's books, they have no right to complain or pass judgment on her character or the company.
I don't think YOU should have to go through all this work in order to convince people who are speaking from an uneducated standpoint.
Ironically, slavery in the United States began with white people (non-English people at the time were considered non-whites). My five-greats grandfather came over here as a Scottish slave. White slaves (called indentured servants) cost more money--and they wanted to be free from bondage after a certain amount of years. As they began to cost more, people wanted a cheaper form of labor. This led to black slavery. As whites began to become guilty for the practice of owning black slaves, they came up with racist beliefs. You can read about the Missouri Debates for more information on this topic. This is to point out, however, that slavery is not necessarily limited in any way, shape, or form, to race. Slavery was invented first: racism came out of it. In some places in Africa, slavery still exists, and the slaveowners and slaves are all black. Slavery is horrible and abominable, and sadly it still exists to this day. Isn't it good to educate people, beginning when they're very young, so we can stop this type of thing from happening?
I wish you luck and hope all goes okay. [img]smile.gif[/img] Either way, enjoy your new job!
<font color="#33CCCC" size="1">[ March 22, 2006 02:03 PM: Message edited by: Melissa ]</font>
