Reparations for slavery

The United States of America should not pay blacks Reparations. One reason they shouldn’t pay them Reparations because there's no reason to pay the people in today's world they didn’t have to go through the slavery and knows what it feel like to be held up, traded for goods and to be beaten. That's why i argue that the blacks today should not be paid reparations. Reparation means the making of money for a wrongdoing. In the early 2000’s Reparations was given to veterans and diverse leaders.…

America has apologized by Mychal Massie. It gave a history lesson that showed many flaws about reparations and it also points out some ideas that could hold out the reparation idea. One idea Mychal says is that, “The United States didn’t invent slavery.” It gives us the real reason why slavery was introduced that the African people themselves enslaved themselves. The other main point about the reparations is that there are already a lot of African Americans who are already rich. Mychal gives…

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…

with a great salary, a beautiful and healthy family and most importantly to own a place to call home. Unfornately, this is not an easy dream achievable for all people. The article “The Case of Reparations” highlights the struggle of homeownership for African Americans and the argument of receiving reparations. The article tells the story of Clyde Ross, an African American from Mississippi who had high hopes of owning a home in North Lawndale, Chicago. However, he was sucked into a system of…

An Act to pay reparations to those who can prove their lineage to a slave: BE IT ENACTED BY THE FORENSICS TEAM OF CYHS: PREAMBLE: Whereas, slavery had been prevalent throughout the United States of America for 250 years. Thus, reparations are due to those who can substantiate their claim to heritage to such slaves. The amount of unpaid hours must be paid through a means of a national community service. SECTION 1: The act may be cited as “Reparations to African Americans Bill”. SECTION 2:…

Americans are not the only ones seeking reparations. People of all races who see that what their ancestors went through are asking that they be reparated or recieve financial compensation. In 1988, reparations were made to victims of World War II. The United States paid $20,000 to more than 100,000 Japanese Americans sent to Internment camps during the war. It was much easier to reparate them because they were still alive and could personally recieve the reparation. Since the slaves who were…

direct compensation to these communities reduces the unpleasantness experienced by the majority after slavery. In addition to this, the re-establishment of these communities aides in the productive growth of all members and with this; reparation is supported by Utilitarian. In the article entitled, “No Reparation Without Taxation: Applying The Internal Revenue Code to the Concept of Reparation for Slavery and Segregation” Authors Andre Smith and Carlton Waterhouse express that directly…

the chance to experience. In low-income communities, blacks are forced to live in impoverished homes, attend overcrowded schools, experience job shortages, low health care coverage and high crime rates with little protection. At the conclusion of slavery, blacks continued to fight for their place in society and with oppositions such as Jim Crow laws, unequal employment, and education facilities; advancing from their present status seemed almost…

I think there is a huge difference between old world slavery and new world slavery. Old world slavery you were considered a servant. You paid a debt that you owed and you were able to go home once the debt was paid. It was not permanent. New world slavery was for profit and it was permanent. If you had children that meant that your child was going to be a slave. Africans did sell other Africans during the slave trade but I consider it more of a lending process. I believe that Africans let…

became rich off of slavery because they had 400 years of free labor, it ruined families and the lives of millions. Families in this current year are receiving reparations from the effects of slavery. Reparations are money paid to the ancestors of the slaves that unfortunately got stripped of their rights and forced to work. A divided nation derived from slavery as well . Furthermore, respirations and a divided nation could have prevented if slavery never occurred. To elaborate on slavery never…