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.
For what reasons? You cant make someone pay for something they had no part of can you????????
Blacks were the first people to have slaves, at the height of slavery Only 1.6 % were slave owners, find them!!!!!
ridiculous.
Looking for the freebie!
Get over yourselves .
Take this line of c**p to the ORIGINAL slave owners/ traders In old Europe & Egypt! Century’s before the U.S. Existed! Let’s see just how receptive they are to your sob story!
Idiot
Why should we pay for something we didnt do.you are stupid
I will when they start paying back all the welfare they have received for years!
Hey big boy, come to my house and try to collect it yourself. What are you a chicken or just a big bag of hot air? Come on down…..