.. burning "The Book of Negroes"

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http://www.thespec.com/news/canada/article/551010--lawrence-hill-responds-to-book-burning-threat

http://www.thespec.com/news/world/article/550978--dutch-group-plans-to-burn-the-book-of-negroes

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">Roy Groenberg, a Dutchman of Surinamese descent who called himself “Chairman, Foundation to Honour and Restore payments to Victims of Slavery in Suriname”, wrote:

“We, descendants of enslaved in the former Dutch colony Suriname, want to let you know that we do not accept a book with the title The Book of Negroes. We struggle for a long time to let the word ‘[censored]’ disappear from the Dutch language and now you set up your Book of Negroes! A real shame! That’s why we make the decision to burn this book on the 22nd of June 2011. Maybe you do not know, but June is the month before the 1st of July, the day that we remember the abolition from the Dutch, who put our ancestors in slavery.</span>”</div></div>


thoughts?

For my part, at first I did think this book (based off the name) was presumptious.. I would see it in the store an would wonder &quot;why this hombre think him can write a book which proports itself to represent an entire race of people.. must be a publicity stunt.. I refused to read it.
but having recently getting to meet the author briefly, and him explaining why he called the book &quot;The Book Of Negroes&quot; , I kinda see why he calls it that name. Its not (he says) presuming to speak for an entire race, instead he says its to bring attention to a british document called the book of negroes, that relates bto the initial Black people to be brought to north america.

In the States (and some other countries) this same book is called &quot;Someone knowns My Name&quot;, as the publishers (rightfully) thought the title would alienate Black people... they were correct..

[jah_yout]

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i think the word &quot;negroes&quot; to name people of african descent is an abomination....

just study the way they used it....

a european was a &quot;white <span style="font-weight: bold">man</span>&quot;....but an african was a &quot;negroe&quot;...sort of like a thing...
word sound is power...
the words we use to describe ourselves are important...
no serious people allows another people to name &amp; classify them;

a more fire pon dem knee-grows

[X]

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you have valid point.
Its interesting how there is this consistent campaign to a people..

[X]

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[Derek]

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<span style="font-style: italic">5.0 out of 5 stars <span style="font-weight: bold">A Truly Compelling Read</span>, 18 Mar 2009
By Malteser (Hampshire, U.K.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Book of Negroes (Hardcover)

I found The Book of Negroes to be a truly absorbing book. It's a work of fiction, based on historical fact and tells the story, via 1st person narration, of Aminata, an 11-year old African girl who is snatched away from her happy village home by slave traders. She then describes the humiliation and cruelty she endures during a gruelling march across Africa to the coast, then throughout a terrible sea journey on a slave ship to America where she is sold into slavery, with all its attendant cruelties and abuse, both mental and physical.

Aminata never loses sight of her intention to return one day to her homeland, and her desire to be educated, against the most overwhelming odds.

Although this story is fiction, it is based on fact, and <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">the title is taken from the record made by the British Army of the slaves they transported to a new life in Canada - a document which apparently exists today</span>. </span>

This is a big book, but don't be deterred by that - I found it a really compelling read - harrowing in parts, but uplifting in others. One of the best books I've read in a long time. </span>

[jah_yout]

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i was happy when i heard a j'can lady on the radio yesterday a bun fire pon rihanna for filming her violent video in jamaica &amp; claiming it could only be filmed there because it is so &quot;real&quot; there...
i guess as spokeswoman for barbados tourism it was out of the question to film it there;

i had to bun fire pon rihanna for the lyrics in that song when she says she shot <span style="font-weight: bold">a Nig</span>--- down;

we accept this type of stuff from international superstars speaking about our own people..J-Lo did the same thing using n-word in song;

it is no mystery why we are the most dis-respected people on earth...
if you don't respect yourself no one else will respect you either

[jah_yout]

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i suspect the author knew it would cause controversy to use that title---which would boost book sales----

i just oppose the term negroes because it classifies a people based on color while using a foreign language;
they could easily have just said &quot;black&quot;....

why did they not classify themselves as &quot;blancoes&quot; since we are using spanish color words for racial classification?

word tricknology is one of the best ways to enslave the mind

[Blackstar*]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pleXxed</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Its not (he says) presuming to speak for an entire race, instead he says its to bring attention to a british document called the book of negroes, that relates bto the initial Black people to be brought to north america. </div></div>Reminds me of the <span style="font-style: italic">Code Noir</span> (Black Code) that the French had.


The sub title does blather on about <span style="font-style: italic">Nègres </span>(Negroes) too. Interesting that &quot;The Book of Negroes&quot; is not that well known amongst Anglos whereas everyone in France knows what the <span style="font-style: italic">Code Noir</span> refers to.

[X]

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yup..
well we are discussing it here... and I bet globally..
it is most likley that the book will actually be sold even more now, thanks to the book burner.. ironic ..

[jah_yout]

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yea i could name a book about jews &quot;the book of hymie&quot;

because jesse jackson called them that at a point back in the day