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There's no case for reparations. No one who was a victim of legal slavery is still around. How many generations removed from slavery are we, four or five, minimally?
There's no case for reparations. No one who was a victim of legal slavery is still around. How many generations removed from slavery are we, four or five, minimally?
Would reparations include the descendants of the African kings and rulers who profited and participated in the slave trade?
Would of those of us who had ancestors who fought for the Union get some sort of profit-sharing from the reparations since their lives were at risk earning that freedom?
Why should they or more accurately, their descendents be? Human beings aren't "legally owned property"
I found this on the web.
"Of the first five presidents, four owned slaves. All four of these owned slaves while they were president.
Of the next five presidents (#6-10), four owned slaves. Only two of them owned slaves while they were president.
Of the next five presidents (#11-15), two owned slaves. Both of these two owned slaves while they were president.
Of the next three presidents (#16-18) two owned slaves. neither of them owned slaves while serving as president.
The last president to own slaves while in office was the twelfth president, Zachary Taylor (1849-1850).
The last president to own slaves at all was the eighteenth president, Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877).
So twelve of our presidents owned slaves and eight of them owned slaves while serving as president."
So just possibly it was legal
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