Reparations for Slavery | Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Slavery Are a Good Idea
Ernest Allen Jr., a frequent contributor to the Black Scholar, is a professor of Afro-American studies at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Robert Chrisman is editor in chief of the quarterly journal Black Scholar, which focuses on black issues.
Summary: David Horowitz’s 2001 article on why reparations for slavery is a bad idea is an ill-informed, racist polemic against African Americans. Contrary to Horowitz’s assertion that no single group can be held responsible for slavery, white Americans and their governmental institutions were the...
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