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Did the British have the right to come to this Native American soil and steal this land to enrich themselves? Do you agree on how this country was founded?
Posted By: Marta Fernandez
Sunday, March 29th 2009 at 8:59AM
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Because we all have a free spirit and free will. Yes they had a right to come and steal this land from it's "Native" inhabitants. Where they morally correct probably not. News flash it has just been unearthed that an african came with christopher columbus as his equal. It also places us here long before slavery began.

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Teeth_Of...


Monday, March 30th 2009 at 11:43PM
crystal smith
Please use this question to inform yourselves, as this is the intent. Since when does free spirit and will give you a RIGHT to steal? your comments seemed very confused about morality, religion, then you state that "were they morally correct PROBABLY ? This amibivalence sort of shows a lack of conviction in what is truth, an attempt to say neutral? take a side.
Wednesday, April 1st 2009 at 1:08PM
Marta Fernandez
There were two free Africans who came with Columbus to Hispaniola,one was a navigator and the other a guide, I did not look at your link--but what are you speaking of? what does this have to do with the question? Columbus did not discover America, if in 2009 you as a Black American believe this -, you are still under the teachings of the white man--Please read The Mis-Education of the Negro. Please. I do appreciate your comments and it is here for learning and clarification.

As for the comment that Slaves "founded" America no,they BUILT America.
Wednesday, April 1st 2009 at 1:13PM
Marta Fernandez
I'm almost afraid to answer in this blog Marta, but I would have to answer no it was wrong to take over the Native's land. It just never seemed right to me even when my history teachers were attempting to make it more palatable. I had a problem with the history then and I have a real problem with the history of America now. As for your last question, I don't agree with how America was founded. A thief is a thief any way anyone would like to put it.
Thursday, April 2nd 2009 at 1:46AM
Jen Fad
"Please use this question to inform yourselves, as this is the intent. Since when does free spirit and will give you a RIGHT to steal? your comments seemed very confused about morality, religion, then you state that "were they morally correct PROBABLY ? This amibivalence sort of shows a lack of conviction in what is truth, an attempt to say neutral? take a side. "

I don't need to take a side because free will gives you the RIGHT to do what you want. Just as free speech allows you to speak your mind. You know how it works because you just used both on me.

Also my stance is as I wrote it. They were right in they own for taking the land, because of free will. Morally it was not the right thing to do, but for those who believe that this is not morally incorrect will obviously approve of the take over. You want an open discussion I gave it to you. I do apologize if it is not the way that you wanted it. I guess I just used my free will and speech to give you what I wanted.

Sunday, April 5th 2009 at 3:40PM
crystal smith
"There were two free Africans who came with Columbus to Hispaniola,one was a navigator and the other a guide, I did not look at your link--but what are you speaking of? what does this have to do with the question? Columbus did not discover America, if in 2009 you as a Black American believe this -, you are still under the teachings of the white man--Please read The Mis-Education of the Negro. Please. I do appreciate your comments and it is here for learning and clarification.

As for the comment that Slaves "founded" America no,they BUILT America.
Posted Wednesday, April 1st 2009 at 1:13PM "

Elementary american history has always taught that the only black people that came with columbus were slaves. This new discovery rebukes that and gives blacks a higher role in the discovery of america from britains stand point.

Sunday, April 5th 2009 at 3:42PM
crystal smith
"If they came as "equals" then why is everything named Columbus and not say, Matsimela? And what do you think was here before Columbus came? The Big Bang?"

As you know blacks were hardly recognized for their discoveries and inventions that created the wealth of this nation. Prior to that those who were on this area of the continent that we possessed were supposed to be wiped out. Their stregnth kept that from happening however it did not prevent the massive take over. Thank you for pointing this out because I guess I really am a fool to have thought that columbus discovered a land that for one didn't have any inhabitants and secondly really was india thus making those who could have been here indians ( a false name that some of us still use to describe those who really didn't discover this land in the first place).

Sunday, April 5th 2009 at 3:50PM
crystal smith
Since there are folks who still ask for my friendship and I get an e-mail alert--I thought I would be nice enough to respond.

I didn't realize that these blog was still here, so let me say this--to Ms. Crystal Smith you can take anthropology 100 in a community college near you and re-educate yourself or you can go read Germs, Guns & Steel---as for spirituality--your age versus mine. We all learn as we mature. Your argument about free will is the ones that Colonists used to control people of color, the ones that were used here to rip your ancestors babies from their mothers, the ones used to cut of our brother's genitals, are you Black? and are you a Republican? or just naive and think you know it all--help me understand? someone will invariably get back to me wth your answer,because I have found a social networking life away from here, wonderful people with real professional attitudes-so nice, not so bytcyhy and argumentative.
Wednesday, May 6th 2009 at 10:57AM
Marta Fernandez
Dora--my students weren't afraid and they were between 19-62 years of age!! I wanted you guys to think--thinks about the origins of this nations and the Republican agenda for instance. I am not here to attack anyone, I was always here to share from wealth of experience, a bunch of degrees, world travel and what I do best, ask folks so what do you think--the problem is when someone writes something that shows me they do not know history but they write it with arrogance instead of asking--I do shut them down. I have stupidity. Because there is no excuse. let me give you an example. you can simply google, the question and read through the answers and voila you not only learn by doing that,yu become sophisticated and can discern truth from nonsense. It's a really good question in these times, when I listen to fox radio or spanish radio attack President Obama 24/7 and they don't know what the hell they are talking about!

Wednesday, May 6th 2009 at 11:02AM
Marta Fernandez
hi irma, hi jen, hi clark love to you all --going over to brother rashaad's site..www.blackcooksconnect.ning.com and whipping up some southern pecan pie--if you all got the recipe please go over there and post it !! LOL--love you all!!~ add okra, hoppin' john and red velvet cake and no i don't want a commercial recipe I want someone's grandmom's!!
Wednesday, May 6th 2009 at 11:05AM
Marta Fernandez
"I didn't realize that these blog was still here, so let me say this--to Ms. Crystal Smith you can take anthropology 100 in a community college near you and re-educate yourself or you can go read Germs, Guns & Steel---as for spirituality--your age versus mine. We all learn as we mature. Your argument about free will is the ones that Colonists used to control people of color, the ones that were used here to rip your ancestors babies from their mothers, the ones used to cut of our brother's genitals, are you Black? and are you a Republican? or just naive and think you know it all--help me understand? someone will invariably get back to me wth your answer,because I have found a social networking life away from here, wonderful people with real professional attitudes-so nice, not so bytcyhy and argumentative. "

Bytcyhy sounds like u went to community college and barely passed. I guess u r blacker than all of us which is why u left the site. U r a small minded individual who does not know how to accept truth or see different sides to the truth. Attacking me, my character and my "blackness" is uncalled for. U r one of the main reasons why we cannot resolve the problems of race we have within this nation. I don't know what kind of students u teach but I feel sorry for them. What u think u know is only in rebellion not truth. But u know what u r who u r and thats that. Enjoy ur new site because u find out who is who when the heat is on. Also,If you wanna call me out let me know next time that is if u r mature enough to do that. I'm not hiding I'm still here. "bytcyhy" real classy good thing i don't need u to define who i really am a strong black woman standing on my own and learning and maturing as I need too.

Saturday, May 30th 2009 at 11:08PM
crystal smith
I am rolling with laughter because as an older person all the stories I have heard throughout my life are meshing into a clearer picture. The steady migration out of Africa, the history of denial of dispersed people that they can from Africa. The "we are more civilized, let's go and rip and rape Africa." How the used people market started in America. How America welcomed everybody to come be abused for years before bring accepted. How America keeps blacks remembering the past like an elephant with the chain removed (invisible fence). How diversity includes us and ignores us at the same time. How the internet homogenizes race through search engine blindness. How it is still hard to deal with American life because African sensibilities surface from my core, making me want to fix things, but I can't because I wasn't raised that way. How American blacks entertain on TV and in sports, but the ones from Africa are weepy eyed hungry children, uneducated peasant farmers, machete swingers and gun poppers mindlessly shooting each other. American blacks are the only American citizens who don't go back and forth to the countries of their ancestors. How the image of Africa is kept dark so that American blacks can not draw power from that connection. The official story we are taught in school serves the nation, the republic, it is an altered and twisted tale from a self-serving point of view. How Africans in general have no idea about blacks in America outside of college or business.

President Obama can make a genetic connection to Africa, will he make vital connections, or open vital connections for the rest of us. Don't give us reparations, give us vital connections with our origins. We need to trade stories, moneys, goods and knowledge with the nations of Africa. That would make history.
Friday, November 27th 2009 at 5:20PM
Arnold Johnson
Hi love all of you.
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
Now that our colleges teach Native-American history we can really get a better understanding of American history as opposed to the histoly version of the conquer which is the norm.

and here is a good one that is left our of the White version of American history...One of the greatest fears of the White man was a Black Indian chief,never saw this in any cow boys and Indian movies, now have you. This is the reason that the Siemnoles(mispelled) in the state of Florida have never been conqured and they were just left alone when they tried to move the Indians from the East to resevations!!!Oh there are lots of goodies why they still try to turn us against even our black churces that teach this thruths of BLACK IN AMERICA. You do not believe that CNN just started teaching us about Black history now have you. How many people of color were on this network before our Black president and now they have us believing they can now teach us about us???P-L-E-A-S-E!!!!!!
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA

How well do you know the history of America?

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I love to READ and am a Septuagenarian …. so I believe I know US-USA History well.....

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y OH, Marta echo de menos tu Escritura Inteligente y Entrada Afro-Latina de NativoS Americano...

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As for the comment that Slaves "founded" America no,they BUILT America.
Wednesday, April 1st 2009 at 1:13PM
Marta Fernandez

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AND everything since the USA was Made and Developed

.....Descendants of AfricanAsian-LatinoNative Slaves have BEEN the FOCAL point...

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Can Descendants of AfricanAsian-LatinoNative Slaves also ask,

How well do you know the history of American and European christianity?


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