Re: Early Amerind assimilation (Was: Re: Romans in the New World?)

Peter Bromfield (peter@ren.er.usgs.gov)
Wed, 14 Aug 1996 13:22:01 GMT

Thomas L. Billings wrote:
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> None of this proves that sub-saharan african peoples participated in >the
> rule of Europe.

I never said that. Who said that you have to be from sub-sahara africa
to be black? Did you know that they had slavery in England? What
happened to those thousands of slaves they imported there? Did they all
mysteriously disappear? Black people undoubtebly did participate in the
rule of parts of Europe and held very high positions there.

-Peter

> Just a few points for clarity in the discussion.
>
> By the way! How did we get from Amerind assimilation to Spain, >Africans
> and Islam?
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom Billings
>
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