Slavery is not a simple issue to discuss. It 's a complicated subject with many different facets, few of which are easy to debate. One of the more current of said topics is the idea of reparations for African-Americans for the great injury slavery caused. Everyone is in agreement in that slavery was heinous crime against an entire people. Africans were stolen from their homeland, had their culture and pride beaten out of them, and their descendants continue to suffer the effects to this day. I firmly believe that African-Americans deserve atonement for what was done to us, in a way that will help us and our children heal as a race.
There is, however, an innumerable amount of people that disagree. I can see how some may not appreciate the idea. …show more content…
Europeans were the only people that fully benefited throughout the entire ordeal. They would not have continued the trade if it was not beneficial. Slavery was one of the main causes for a civil war! If it was not so amazingly advantageous, they would not have written it into the constitution and continued to live off of it for centuries. One cannot forget that the only reason Europeans even went over to Africa was to conquer and get …show more content…
Chrisman and Allen explain that “as of 1998, the median white family income of the U.S. was $49023, while the median income for black families was $29404” (369). African-Americans have never earned as much as white Americans. Over twenty percent of us live below the poverty line (Chrisman and Allen 369). It is the same with education. Blacks have not been properly educated since slavery began, and this has bled over into modern times. African-Americans are also incarcerated at a much higher rate than other Americans, not just because of prejudice, but also because of the environment they are forced to live in. The effects of slavery have become so institutionalized, so normal that nobody notices them anymore unless you consciously think about it and study the
There is, however, an innumerable amount of people that disagree. I can see how some may not appreciate the idea. …show more content…
Europeans were the only people that fully benefited throughout the entire ordeal. They would not have continued the trade if it was not beneficial. Slavery was one of the main causes for a civil war! If it was not so amazingly advantageous, they would not have written it into the constitution and continued to live off of it for centuries. One cannot forget that the only reason Europeans even went over to Africa was to conquer and get …show more content…
Chrisman and Allen explain that “as of 1998, the median white family income of the U.S. was $49023, while the median income for black families was $29404” (369). African-Americans have never earned as much as white Americans. Over twenty percent of us live below the poverty line (Chrisman and Allen 369). It is the same with education. Blacks have not been properly educated since slavery began, and this has bled over into modern times. African-Americans are also incarcerated at a much higher rate than other Americans, not just because of prejudice, but also because of the environment they are forced to live in. The effects of slavery have become so institutionalized, so normal that nobody notices them anymore unless you consciously think about it and study the