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ancianita

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10. Agency, I'd assume. Lawyers represent the plaintiffs across countries,

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #9)

Sun Jun 26, 2016, 08:55 AM

Jun 2016

since governments were complicit in legalizing mass human rights violations, known at the time as business.

I just made up the phrase to describe some set of of listings of those most culpable, from individual owners to traders, to corporate 'shippers' to financiers.

I believe there are corporations still existing that were party to slaving 'businesses' at the time.

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Revealed: Jack Daniel was taught by minister’s slave how to distill signature whiskey [View all] TheBlackAdder Jun 2016 OP

A great contribution jtx Jun 2016 #1

And thanks to TBA for sharing. jtx Jun 2016 #2

It's my pleasure. I updated the post with the article link. TheBlackAdder Jun 2016 #3

As such, any profits from the Jack Daniels distillery should go philosslayer Jun 2016 #4

Definitely. It's part of the whole corporate reparations map. ancianita Jun 2016 #6

How does that differ from the Government Reparations map? JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #9

Agency, I'd assume. Lawyers represent the plaintiffs across countries, ancianita Jun 2016 #10

That's my disconnect JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #11

How does that connect to a 150 year-old fact of a slave giving knowledge to Jack Daniel, then? ancianita Jun 2016 #12

Your plan will fail - that's how that connects JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #13

Bancorp in Mississippi is being punished JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #16

I don't agree with that JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #8

+1 gollygee Jun 2016 #15

K & R SunSeeker Jun 2016 #5

The Story of America nt MrScorpio Jun 2016 #7

The AA forum is pretty much the only reason I even come to DU these days and I've still missed alot Number23 Jun 2016 #14

I'm glad you keep showing up JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #17

I don't understand heaven05 Jul 2016 #18

It's like how Native Americans taught Founding Fathers ideas of a Democratic Republic. TheBlackAdder Jul 2016 #19