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Pastimes : Slavery Reparations -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cage Rattler who wrote (26)	8/21/2002 2:41:35 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 203

Can you help me stumble through the logic leading to a conclusion that the alleged sins of the great-great grandparents are the responsibility of their diluted descendents?" I'm not going to spend much time on this issue, but I do have a few questions to pose. 1. What should happen if an individual could prove that his or her white ancestors did in fact helped free slaves via the underground tunnel or by other means? 2. Should post-slavery newcomers to our shores be required to pay reparations? 3. Wasn't it a relatively small group of individuals that owned slaves in the first place, and if so, should the majority be responsible for the sins of the minority? 4. Should descendants of Union soldiers who fought to liberate blacks from slavery be required to pay reparations? That's all for now. M