Reparations for Slavery
Reparations for Slavery | Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Slavery Are a Bad Idea
David Horowitz is president of the Center for the Study of Popular Culture, a conservative think tank in Los Angeles, California. He is the author of Uncivil Wars: The Controversy over Reparations for Slavery, the source of the following viewpoint, and Hating Whitey and Other Progressive Causes.
Summary: Claims for slavery reparations are founded on racist ideas that are inconsistent with America’s democratic principles and institutions. Singling out only white Americans as those responsible for paying reparations to the descendants of slaves is unfair...
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- Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Slavery Are a Bad Idea
- Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Slavery Are a Good Idea
- Americans Must Honor Their Debt to African Americans
- Americans Have Paid Their Debt to African Americans
- Reparations Should Be Paid to Help Reduce African American Poverty
- Reparations Are Not Necessary to Encourage African Americans’ Economic Progress
- African American Poverty Should Be Addressed Without Resorting to Reparations
- Reparations Lawsuits Will Rectify the Injustice of Slavery
- Reparations Lawsuits Face Numerous Legal Hurdles
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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