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 $40 trillion on the sum allegedly due blacks as a result of the oppression he claims they have suffered. In another case, a Congressman has introduced legislation to mandate reparations for slavery.
It’s a radical idea as explored on page two.
HELL NO!!
Aww b******t
There were White Slaves,,,& If you are going to require Pay start with your OWN people who Sold your family into the Slave Trade !!!! People today in this Nation Did not live then,,,,We can’t CONTROL FAMILY NOW,,,,We certainly could not then !!!!! SLAVERY divided Family in those days ….. White people FOUGHT in the war that freed Slaves,,,,& Harriet Tubman was Aided by Whites RISKING Their lives,,,& the Lives of family to help Slaves !!!!
Wrong.
Amen,,,Well Said !!!!
We don’t owe you anything ! Get off that stupid horse you are on an get a job just we are an have !! An I for one don’t owe you a DAMN THING !!!!
Waitin’ fo da check!
And you professor, should go to HELL!
Kiss my$#%&!@* IOU nothing
B******t!