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172 · 05-05-2009, 05:27 AM

I recently tried to trace my ancestry back...just to find out what plantation my family was from. And, it was very painful and sad. Because as I got farther back, I realized that I would never find one plantation because slaves were sold off to other plantations as a regular course of business. There is no way of really knowing. And, therefore, no way to trace it back farther to our villages and tribes in Africa. That's rough. So, yes, they are angry but they know it's not something that was within the control of any white person today. They all understand that. But, it's just a great tragedy with no real closure nor solution.

So...again....education will get us past this. And, I believe we will see a shift over the next 20-30 years for the better in the Black community. My last hope is that there can be a serious enough shift to prevent the great cradle-to-penetentiary pipeline that many black men end up in. Convicted black felons have nearly no chance of rehabilitation nor of getting a job in the real world. Thanks for your questions.

05-05-2009, 05:27 AM	#33 (permalink)
172 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Somewhere in the cycle Posts: 200	I recently tried to trace my ancestry back...just to find out what plantation my family was from. And, it was very painful and sad. Because as I got farther back, I realized that I would never find one plantation because slaves were sold off to other plantations as a regular course of business. There is no way of really knowing. And, therefore, no way to trace it back farther to our villages and tribes in Africa. That's rough. So, yes, they are angry but they know it's not something that was within the control of any white person today. They all understand that. But, it's just a great tragedy with no real closure nor solution. So...again....education will get us past this. And, I believe we will see a shift over the next 20-30 years for the better in the Black community. My last hope is that there can be a serious enough shift to prevent the great cradle-to-penetentiary pipeline that many black men end up in. Convicted black felons have nearly no chance of rehabilitation nor of getting a job in the real world. Thanks for your questions.