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mahatmakanejeeves

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12. Do you know what other entity is located in Alexandria, Virginia?

Reply to sharedvalues (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 14, 2019, 06:38 PM

Sep 2019

Last edited Sun Sep 15, 2019, 03:51 PM - Edit history (1)

Me.

The Trump 2020 campaign his its headquarters in adjacent Arlington County.

For grins, look up the results of the 2016 election to see who carried Arlington and Alexandria.

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They were once America's cruelest, richest slave traders. Why does no one know their names? [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 OP

Interestingly Docreed2003 Sep 2019 #1

Interesting. Also headquarted in Alexandria: Koches the world-destroyers of our age sharedvalues Sep 2019 #2

Do you know what other entity is located in Alexandria, Virginia? mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 #12

Ha nice sharedvalues Sep 2019 #18

I think 12 yrs a Slave tried to tell this story. Pisces Sep 2019 #3

Do you know of anyone who's done research on.. cannabis_flower Sep 2019 #4

Excellent post. Why are these names not in our "history" books? And so much more.. Evolve Dammit Sep 2019 #5

Buried history bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #6

I appreciate your rant! Only one slave trader was actually caught by the USN leaving Africa. Evolve Dammit Sep 2019 #7

"The law prohibiting slave trade had gone into effect in Lincoln's presidency,..." mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 #13

So 50 years passed and it wasn't until the 1860's that it was enforced? Evolve Dammit Sep 2019 #14

It was sort of enforced soldierant Sep 2019 #17

"That was on 'Finding Your Roots.' ... I don't know if it was on any other stations." mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 #22

Wasn't it though! soldierant Sep 2019 #29

Thank you for this information. Still wonder why Gordon was the only one convicted? Evolve Dammit Sep 2019 #26

Importing slaves from Africa was banned in 1808 but internal appalachiablue Sep 2019 #19

Thanks for the insight, depressing though it may be, it is our history. Evolve Dammit Sep 2019 #25

U.S. law didn't really apply in the C.S.A. eShirl Sep 2019 #20

But there was no CSA until 1860 or so? That means 50 years went by and nothing done? Evolve Dammit Sep 2019 #24

Act prohibited importation. LisaL Sep 2019 #21

Because we don't have statues of them! We can't erase history! IronLionZion Sep 2019 #8

Slave states should lose a senator. pwb Sep 2019 #9

Which of Virginia's senators do you suggest we give up? mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 #11

"Outlander" has done an excellent job of exposing the exploits of early American settlers. SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2019 #10

K/R. More from Wiki, the National Park Service (NPS) & Alex. Times: appalachiablue Sep 2019 #15

Unbearably sad for their victims, who lost their loved ones, their homes, their lives Judi Lynn Sep 2019 #27

3-D Stereoscopic Photographs of Alex. Slave Pen During the Civil War appalachiablue Sep 2019 #16

Astonishing. Thank you -- and everyone else who replied. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 #23

Franklin, the slave trader's descendants face the past; Freedom Hs. Update: appalachiablue Sep 2019 #28

bookmarking for later Blue_Tires Sep 2019 #30