Comments on: Roots: The other story http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/roots-the-other-story Engaging the culture by challenging the status quo Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Purple Avenger http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/roots-the-other-story/comment-page-1#comment-4307 Purple Avenger Sun, 20 May 2007 13:39:50 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/05/19/roots-the-other-story/#comment-4307 Coming from an era where a manual typewriter was the norm and there was not internet with billions of pages of text floating around, its hard to see how ripping Courlander's stuff was accidental. The story would have stood on its own as a fictionalized representative depiction anyway. One has to wonder what makes people do this kind of stuff when its simply not necessary. Coming from an era where a manual typewriter was the norm and there was not internet with billions of pages of text floating around, its hard to see how ripping Courlander’s stuff was accidental.

The story would have stood on its own as a fictionalized representative depiction anyway.

One has to wonder what makes people do this kind of stuff when its simply not necessary.

]]> By: S. Cain http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/roots-the-other-story/comment-page-1#comment-4306 S. Cain Sat, 19 May 2007 19:33:44 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/05/19/roots-the-other-story/#comment-4306 Tough news... But, there's always Liberia! A few nations south and east of Gambia... Founded 1821 (independent 1847) by former American slaves! And a woman, Ellen Sirleaf, American educated, is President today! First elected woman leader on the continent of Africa in history!! I think about some of the trouble of America, and sometimes I feel, if things get really, really, REALLY, bad here in America... there's always Liberia! Tough news…

But, there’s always Liberia! A few nations south and east of Gambia…

Founded 1821 (independent 1847) by former American slaves!

And a woman, Ellen Sirleaf, American educated, is President today!

First elected woman leader on the continent of Africa in history!!

I think about some of the trouble of America, and sometimes I feel,

if things get really, really, REALLY, bad here in America…

there’s always Liberia!

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