UN Report: US Owes Black People Reparations for a History of "Racial Terrorism"

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Originally Posted by Boreas

White people are always trying to restrict the conversation to slavery. That way they can let themselves off the hook and whine about being blamed for the sins of their great or great great grandparents. But it isn't just about slavery and it didn't end with the Emancipation Proclamation. Slavery's legacy of persecution, intolerance and exclusion from the benefits of our society are still a factor in the daily lives of African-Americans. The recent gutting of the Voting Rights Act, the gradual neutering of the Affirmative Action programs through things like the Bakke Decision, disparities in the quality of educational opportunities and the continuation of slavery through prison labor and the mass incarceration of black Americans are but a few examples.

Well spoken - the only family involvement I had was a distant cousin of the same name as mine who fought for the Union and was wounded. Came across him climbing the Family Tree. A three times great uncle emigrated from the UK and headed west. Caught cholera on a steamer from New Orleans to St. Louis and died but his wife and children spread west so I have many cousins west of the Mississippi.

It is easy to criticize people in the minorities (Be careful as we will soon be the minority ) but not providing equal opportunities (and we don't) how can we expect any other outcome. That some do excel is simply proof of the simple fact that no one race has a monopoly on guts and brains.