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[PurpleDaze112]

we talked about this in my history class. do you think black people should get reparations for slavery?

I actually do think so, and for these reasons.

1. they were PROMISED
2. slavery was an institution that not only displaced a people, but destroyed their culture and history
3. it would help the economy

reparations would cause each person of african descent (about 36 million in america)to get at least $10k. That would lead to new houses being purchased, cars bought, and educations paid for. Small businesses would be started too. And after all, Jews got reparations from the german gov't because of the holocaust, native americans get money for college from the feds, adn Japanese americans too. Slavery wasn't formally apologized for until bill clinton.

[Uronacid]

Slavery is long gone done and over with. We have a man who is half black representing our country as the president. There's a big difference between slavery and genocide. Everyone in this country can get money for college from the feds depending on their financial situation. The African Americans of today aren't victims of slavery.

[fameONE]

The African Americans of today aren't victims of slavery.

We're just victims of the recession like everyone else.

Here's what the generally public (outside of the Black community) needs to understand; many of us aren't hung up on this reparations nonsense. I personally don't feel as though I'd deserve it.