Re: in character

[Robert J Welenc <rjwelenc@erols.com>]

Poster: Robert J Welenc <rjwelenc@erols.com>

At 02:37 PM 2/25/99 -0600, Craig Levin wrote:
>
>Poster: clevin@ripco.com (Craig Levin)
>
>Yet,
>all personas are going to have problems of that sort-our American
>(or at least post-Enlightenment Western) upbringings are going to
>crash headlong into our personas' pre-Enlightenment Old World
>upbringings. Lately, some research I've done has hinted to me
>that most Mediterranean upper class households could have had
>slaves in them from the early days forward to when slavery was
>abolished. I'm not entirely sure how I can come to grips with that.
>
More than hinted, Pedro.  Our school systems, such as they are,  make
passing mention of Greek and Roman slaves and then treat American
plantation slavery as if it sprang full-blown from the head of
Medusa, with no antecedents whatsoever.  

On the contrary, chattel slavery persisted all through and well past
period.  The Church didn't allow good Christians  to hold other
Christians as slaves, but infidels and heathens were fair game.

Those interested should have a look at:
Meltzer,   Milton.  _Slavery : a world history_  
New York : Da Capo, 1993.  344 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. 
ISBN: 0306805367

Alanna
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