In a movement reminiscent of the affirmative action debates in the 1970’s, there exists today demands that white Americans pay reparations to African-Americans for centuries of black slavery as well as oppression that persisted even after slavery was abolished in American 150 years ago.
One difference between the two is that while affirmative action required that business and educational institutions take specific actions to to expand the pool of minorities applying for jobs and offer them preferential treatment in the hiring process, the reparations movement would demand that white Americans set aside a portion of their money to be used as direct payment to minorities as compensation for alleged damages they have suffered because of their race.
One African-American professor has gone so far as to place a value of $40 trillion on the sum allegedly due blacks as a result of the oppression he claims they have suffered. In another case, a Congressman has introduced legislation to mandate reparations for slavery.
It’s a radical idea as explored on page two.
And you should kiss my white ass
Hey stupid what about blacks who owned slaves yes its true
Lanny Howe No, Muslims did not start Slavery, but they are still heavily involved in the Slavery today. Slavery was widely used before the creation of Islam. The following civilizations were heavily involved in Slavery, Greek, Roman, Mesopotamia and the rest of the ancient civilizations.
Profesor ?… bo wonder our youth heads are all screwed up..
I have an account for that, filled with lots of brass and lead, come get it
My family immigrated from Germany in the early 1900’s. My family owned no slaves and therefore not involved. I suggest you go talk to Ben Affleck’s family.
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That would make them employees not slaves.
Your reparations were already paid by the blood of 600000 +
First slave owners were black . Just saying