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George W. Bush’s Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Was A Slave Trader
Slate ^ | 20 June 2013 | Simon Akam

Posted on 06/20/2013 11:09:10 AM PDT by zeestephen

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To: mass55th

I had four or five ancestors who owned plantations with slaves. So what!!, I feel I have no reason to apologize on my behalf or theirs.


121 posted on 06/20/2013 2:03:30 PM PDT by catfish1957 (Hey NSA Goon watching FR... Suck this - > |=====>)
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To: zeestephen

http://americancivilwar.com/authors/black_slaveowners.htm


122 posted on 06/20/2013 2:08:19 PM PDT by soozla
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To: zeestephen
I knew it.

The left has no success of their chosen one to point to, so half a decade after he left office, must continue to demonize President Bush.


123 posted on 06/20/2013 2:21:20 PM PDT by Bon mots
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To: Revolting cat!

Not only that but so was George HW Bush’s Great-Great-Great-Grandfather!

Who else???


124 posted on 06/20/2013 2:39:25 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Revolting cat!

Barack Hussein Obama’s political sponsor was a domestic terrorist, traitor, and Communist named William Ayers.

Hello, is this thing on?


125 posted on 06/20/2013 2:40:31 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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And the recently dead Democrat Senator was a KKK goon.


126 posted on 06/20/2013 2:41:54 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: zeestephen

Why is this news now? The current occupant of our White House is descended from the Africans who sold other Africans into slavery, and of much more recent descent.


127 posted on 06/20/2013 3:41:05 PM PDT by OldNewYork (Biden '13. Impeach now.)
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To: Vigilanteman
Re: “The reason the Brits had to colonize Kenya was to end the slave trade.”

As late as the 1920’s the Brits were still fighting small military engagements against organized slavers in Kenya.

For perspective, Obama’s father was born in 1936.

128 posted on 06/20/2013 4:31:00 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: OldNewYork
Yes, and I bet they didn't have to go back to the 1700s to show slave trading.

I'd wager that Obama is not more than ONE generation away from "NOTORIOUS" slave traders.

And slavery is STILL going on in 2013.

But take a wild-ass guess as who is dealing in that?

Hint: It isn't Jews.

129 posted on 06/20/2013 4:47:10 PM PDT by boop ("You don't look so bad, here's another")
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To: Obadiah
Re: “Do people have any idea how many Blacks sold other Blacks? Any idea how many Africans willingly sold their darker skinned brethren?”

I’ve always been astounded by the misplaced anger of American Blacks.

Both sides of my family are German.

If a neighboring tribe of Germans had kidnapped me, sold me to Black slavers, and shipped me to Nigeria, I would not be enraged at Nigerians.

I would be enraged at GERMANS - the Germans who did it, AND the Germans who did nothing to stop it!

130 posted on 06/20/2013 4:51:36 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: theDentist

“This is only to go after Jeb and his potential run.”

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.


131 posted on 06/20/2013 5:09:41 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: thackney
“1800”

I went back and read the whole article.

Bush's ancestor was selling slaves on the north coast of South America.

In the USA, at some point around 1800, the North and South states compromised on some issue, and the South agreed to stop importing slaves.

I can't recall the political issue or the date, and, after reading two Wiki articles, I still can't find the answer.

132 posted on 06/20/2013 5:09:45 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen
When I was 10 years old, I watched "Roots".

Oh how I hated white people for capturing Kunta Kinte with ropes, and watch him give up.

Turns out that NONE of that was true.

Why the hell slavers would waste time "capturing" slaves like flies in a net?

It made sense that the slavers were businessmen, just like the Africans that sold them. You're not going to go all traipsing around looking for "prey", when all you have to do is just PAY some African lord some $ to get what you want.

And African lords were more than happy to accept white man's $.

133 posted on 06/20/2013 5:12:38 PM PDT by boop ("You don't look so bad, here's another")
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To: zeestephen
As I recall, about 95% of African slaves were purchased in Latin America and the Caribbean.

My! You are a lot older than you look...

Regards,
GtG

134 posted on 06/20/2013 5:13:12 PM PDT by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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To: boop
Re: “I'd wager that Obama is not more than ONE generation away from “NOTORIOUS” slave traders.”

You are correct.

The British military was still fighting organized Kenyan slavers in the 1920’s.

Obama’s father was born in 1936.

135 posted on 06/20/2013 5:15:33 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: boop
Re: “When I was 10 years old, I watched ‘Roots.’ Oh how I hated white people for capturing Kunta Kinte with ropes, and watching him give up.”

Are you old enough to remember David Frost, the British actor and journalist who became the best in-depth TV interviewer of his generation?

Frost, who was a conventional Leftist, interviewed Alex Haley, the author of “Roots.”

Frost vigorously brought up the subject of Black African complicity in slavery.

Before that interview, not one white person I knew, including me, were aware of those facts.

By the way - can you remember who played the other slave captured with Kunte?

O.J. Simpson!

136 posted on 06/20/2013 5:36:35 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen
George W. Bush’s Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Was A Slave Trader

So what?

137 posted on 06/20/2013 5:39:13 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: zeestephen
Yes. In fact Alex Haley got his ass sued off. For plaigarism.

And paid the $, too.

138 posted on 06/20/2013 6:20:35 PM PDT by boop ("You don't look so bad, here's another")
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To: zeestephen
BTW, no I didn't know that OJ was in that movie.

It's been a long time, but the only characters I remember were the "wrestler" and Chicken George.

Lou Gossett was Chicken George IIRC.

139 posted on 06/20/2013 6:29:13 PM PDT by boop ("You don't look so bad, here's another")
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To: zeestephen
As late as the 1920’s the Brits were still fighting small military engagements against organized slavers in Kenya.

Fascinating. I didn't know it went on that long. Do you have a link?

140 posted on 06/20/2013 7:55:05 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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