In a message dated 2/3/06 1:07:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I didn't intend to get into a discussion of African-American slavery. As > Lucie pointed out in a response, enslavement was enslavement no matter what > it was called. > Thanks for the book list Stanley , I will see what I can add to my library of Black history and the history of slavery in the US and the world. I have been involved with genealogy for over 30 years and Black history , my major, for more years than that, so I am always glad to recieve information on this subject. You are quite right , the name's the thing, but some of the fine differences make all the difference to the slave , the indentured servant . White , Black or Indian. The fact remains that the only one with a reasonable chance to deal with the system were white male protestants, Even the free born Mulattoes were often victimized by the system. some were actually shanghai'd into slavery...no matter how wealthy they were or accepted. Our Acadian ancestors were proactive in their own destiny. did take their recourse, even if it was ignored by the Brits, history now can show that they were taking as much control of their situation as they could. They didn't take well to the status of " victim" they were spirited and knowlegeable enough to fight the system , even if they didn 't win , they did make noise and made their plight evident to the rest. Their gutsiness also got them back home many times... such as those in the Carolina's and Georgia, getting their own boats etc to find their way back to where ever they went , Acadie or Quebec. and many of those in France managed to get back to America the same way, " making noise" gotta love their / our spunk!! Fran Wilcox