RE: [DL] Freeing the Slaves

["Mark Chiddicks" <Mark.Chiddicks@descisys.com>]

Ah - thats clearer. I thought it a bit odd that I'd missed out on total Southern manumission in my Foote books!

Be honest - was one of the motives for writing it like that to make for a friendlier South that your typical Liberal American gamer would be more comfortable to game in? To a Brit, without any residual guilt for slavery, there's no problem with having a more realistic Confederacy and attitude to black PCs & NPCs in the game, but I suspect that its the sort of thing Americans
are programmed to avois mentioning!



-----Original Message-----
From: Mr. Christopher McGlothlin, M.Ed. [mailto:sosentinel@adelphia.net]
Sent: Thursday, 1 August 2002 11:32 a.m.
To: deadlands@gamerz.net
Subject: RE: [DL] Freeing the Slaves 


At 07:20 PM 7/31/2002, Mr. Mark Chiddicks wrote:
>Does anyone know the actual date? I don't have it to hand. I must admit I 
>didn't realise it was universal manumission and thought it only applied to 
>those who joined the army.

         It was manumission in exchange for military service; when that 
worked out well in DL, the total variety came a bit later.

Deo Vindice,
Mr. Christopher L. McGlothlin, M.Ed.

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