Blacks Can Now Trace Their Roots to the Motherland
January 6th, 2009
For the first time – thanks to a new free Internet site – African-Americans can explore their African roots the way Whites have long been able to chart their migration from Europe. It took four decades for the hundreds of scholars to create the site, Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database,” which allows those who are curious about their heritage to trace the routes that slave ships took after filling their hulls with tens of millions of kidnapped Africans between the 16th and 19th centuries and transporting them to the so-called New World. Get the details here.
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HOUSE NEGRO HUNTER said on January 6th, 2009
DAM!!!.THAT WILL BE SOMETHING IF IAM A COUSIN TO THAT OLD TIRED ASS B^TCH ..’OLOUNWA”!!. BUT IF IAM WHAT UP CUZ!! I DO HERE THAT YA ‘LL DO HAVE A..’ LITTLE HANKY PANKY”.. WITH IN THE RANKS. I JUST MAY CLEAN OUT YOUR COB WEB
——————————————————————————————————–hell will freeze over before i would ever be related to nutters like you house negro.. or whatever your slave name is… yuk…
by the way “redneck” .. dont bother with your boring mandingo posturings…in africa we are the real thing .so why would we be . dealing with imitations. like you.. the white man’s left overs?… now, dont you have some cotton to pick or something..
callmemassa said on January 6th, 2009
African Americans should be glad they had an ancestor on one of those ships. They enjoy a much higher standard of living than Africans
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if you know that why do you constantly complain about america then? africans are in america and they make the best use of the facilities that they find.. why cant you do that too?.
now, obviously there is an idiot yank out there using my moniker to put up dumb posts so you can all respond to them.. as they are americans like you that says a lot about them and you all too.
NOLAhomegirl said on January 6th, 2009
WHERE’S DAVID WHEN YOU NEED HIM!!! OLOUNWA, DAVID SHOULD BE A WAKE UP CALL FOR YOU!! THEY SEE ALL OF US THE SAME. SO WHILE YOU TRY TO SEPARATE YOURSELF FROM US, DAVID WILL QUICKLY LET YOU KNOW THAT TO HIM (AND OTHERS LIKE HIM) BLACK IS BLACK NO MATTER WHAT PART OF THE WORLD/COUNTRY YOU ARE FROM!!!
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The french , the germans , the british, the scots , the dutch are all white.. but tthats all they have in common.. a dna strand.. so, what african language do you speak, ?what country do you come from.?. like obama can you say exactly where your family come from? can you name one country in africa without the use of the wekepedia?.bill cosby was so correct.. your disconnection to black africa is total.. you are americans full stop.. that is how you are precieved .. that is what you are..there is nothing wrong with this.. as for david.. he is a black american like you are..
Denice said on January 6th, 2009
Olownwa, You don’t know how it troubles African Americans to be hated by the world
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paranoid much?. why would black americans be singled out for hatred from the world?.are you the only black people on the planet earth or something?.you need to check your paranoia at the door.. before it destroys you… the rest of us exist fine.. and dont carry that “we are black pity us ” on our shoulders.. get a grip…
Think about it! said on January 6th, 2009
Really people, think about it! What makes you think the information is accurate? Also, where do you think the information is coming from? It’s very hard to trace, I could imagine, but I really don’t know. I just find it hard to believe that it would be accurate. I know for sure those white folks didn’t carry any records or paperwork on slaves, not unless they made it up as they went along. How accurate is that? Why is all this coming out now? WHat difference will it make what ship your ancestor was on, are you gonna look for the captains family? Black people let’s focus on today and the future, we still have a long way to go. I’m intitled to my opinion not to ——————————————————————————————————————-
hear hear.. well said..
in this thread there is more whinging and complainng than the changes to madonnas accent whenever she crosses the atlantic.. !!
americans are always complaining about one thing or another.. thats what happens when you dont see beyond your own borders and assume that the rest of the world is just like you.. it isnt.. its so obvious that REDNECK HUNTER has now got to using my name to put up posts to get the ball rolling as he is running a one man paranioa band on bet.. some people have far too much time on their hands.. LOL!!
Rather if that was you or not, you and your alter ego are both asshoIes.
Olounwa is a very bitter and angry person whose opinions are just that her opinions and we don’t have to agree with them. She represents the arrogance and superiority that most African’s have toward AA’s. They want to be perceived as better than us mere AA’s yet they also want the same benefits that we are afforded as black Americans. They proudly claim their countries of origin with heavy emphasis that they are NOT AA’s; yet they jump on the first thing smoking to get to America because their continent/country is sooo poor and underdeveloped. They are actually very confused and it’s evidenced by the fact that this Olounwa doesnt’ even live in Africa the continent that she purports to love so much she lives in UK. Ignore this old barren hag and research your roots and even travel abroad to see from whence you came. I’ve been several times and each experience is difference. African’s like Olounwa are a dime a dozen with their Americanized ways and mouths full of criticism.
FYI: Bathing daily and using actual deodorant are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED unless you live in a cave in the Congo!!!!!
oluowna you talking big shyt i could talk about africans real good but i want because we all cut from the same cloth, stay blessed
I think this is great because so much of African american history and records have been lost for so long and discarded.
To olounwa said on January 6th, 2009
Rather if that was you or not, you and your alter ego are both asshoIes
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sad yank.. thinking the whole world revolves around your neurosis… lol!! no it doesnt.. while you are at it.. kiss my african azz… american %?@..
Now i just checked out the website, good concept but I was under the empression you could trace back your personal orgins back to the motherland but its not that type of site the only way you could do that is if you knew the affrican name of the your slave relatives, other than that its just a nice site to gather intersting facts about the slave and ships.
Victor Marshall said on January 6th, 2009
FYI: Bathing daily and using actual deodorant are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED unless you live in a cave in the Congo!!!!!
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make sure that they bring plenty of deoderant.. we wouldnt want you yanks to start smelling of burgers and apple pie in the congo.. and of course the cave your ancestor came from is still there victor marshall.. waiting for you to come back to weep all over it..
Do your welfare go up if you gots kids in afrracka dat need food ands are starvin in sheet.
Do your welfare go up if you gots kids in afrracka dat need food ands are starvin in sheet..
its interesting that black americans who whinge and whine about america insessantly would never give up their civizenship.. and fyi victor marshall, you dont know much about the outside world.. or you would know that british citizens can come and go at will when it comes to the usa…its not a big deal.. and as for africa.. again we come and go at will its not a big deal..its only a big deal to you as you dont leave your country and believe that everyone is as isolated as you are.. there are plenty of black americans who live in countries like nigeria and south africa.. but they check their egos at the door and dont presume anything.. besides am sure not one of them have given up their american civizenships..
hahahahaha i see the bootleg “olounwa” is on the boards.. am deeply flattered… pity you cant spell and english isnt your first language… REDNECK…!!YOU HAVE TO TRY HARDER… AND DONT FORGET.. YOU GOT A LOT OF COTTON TO PICK BEFORE DAYBREAK… MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
olounwa/AKA REDNECK HUNTER said on January 6th, 2009
Do your welfare go up if you gots kids in afrracka dat need food ands are starvin in sheet..
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i thought americans invented welfare.. but you would know more about that than i would..
The voice said on January 6th, 2009
Now i just checked out the website, good concept but I was under the empression you could trace back your personal orgins back to the motherland but its not that type of site the only way you could do that is if you knew the affrican name of the your slave relatives, other than that its just a nice site to gather intersting facts about the slave and ships
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now, that is an intelliegent post. some of you screetch merchants could do well to take from it… lol! are you reading this “redneckhunter aka the bootleg olounwa? “muhahahahahaha. read it and weep..