[rwfromkansas]

Interesting.

Though I was not aware the Jamestown group was indentured servants. I always heard they were slaves, but I utterly reject the notion that indentured servants can be classified as slaves, so I guess I have to reject what my history book told me.

[cajungirl]

My mother in law, who is DAR, is descended from an indentured servant who earned his passage by workiing for 7 years. His descendant fought in the Revolution and descendents of that indentured servant have fought in every war since then with distinction when they were not serving their fellow men as doctors, teachers, musicians, and so on. They were poor at times, very poor during the depression, had to work very hard and never got a handout from anyone at any time. My father in law died of tobacco related illnesses but never blamed the tobacco iindustry. Now they were never the victims of racism but even if they were, I am sure I wouldn't have heard about it. Should we get reparations for them descending from indentured servants? Who is gonna pay us for their struggle. To think that anyoone is entitled pay for someone else's struggle is preposterous and infantile.