Reparations for Slavery | Americans Have Paid Their Debt to African Americans

Karl Zinsmeister is the J.B. Fuqua Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. He is also the editor in chief of AEI’s monthly magazine, the American Enterprise.

Summary: The campaign seeking the payment of slavery reparations to the descendants of African American slaves is gaining momentum through the involvement of prominent lawyers, activists, and the public. While reparations should have been paid immediately following the Civil War, identifying who should pay and receive reparations is...

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