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Old 11-27-2003, 10:27 PM   #15
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^ Some of it was out of competition. To get weapons from the Europeans, some tribes captured and sold members of other tribes to them. At least, I think that's how it worked...it seems like years since I took world history.

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Back in the days of slavery, it meant "Runaway slaves are welcome in this house. Make yourselves at home here."
Yeah, sort of like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It's funny how people will be so quick to blow pieces of offensive art and literature off, while completely overlooking the fact that these things were actually intended to SUPPORT them.

[ November 27, 2003, 09:32 PM: Message edited by: Princess Zelda of Hyrule: God Bless ]
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