Wednesday, February 22, 2012

slavery - Founding Father's Slaves (Smithsonian, NPR.com)

As a friend told me on Wednesday [22Feb12], "I worry about my people."  I too worry.  Where's the Native American Smithsonian Museum ...The English, German, Irish, Swede, Norwegian, Dane, Dutch, Polish, Scots, Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian, Greek, ...et ceteraad infinitumargumentum ad populum, et ad nauseam? -- rfh  P.S. Creole originally were aristocratic French Southerners but like many adopted things, meanings are changed to suit the wearer.  Kréyol La Lwizyàn...

Smithsonian Sheds Light On Founding Father's Slaves
February 20, 2012
     Many Americans use Presidents' Day to reflect on the nation's core values, but the founding fathers often had complicated relationships with those ideals.  A new exhibit explores that issue."   Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello" highlights the lives of slaves owned by the third U.S. president and the author of the Declaration of Independence.  Host Michel Martin speaks with the exhibition's lead curators.
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