Hundreds of thousands of white people fought and died to end slavery. How much money do blacks owe the families of the dead to repay them for their sacrifice?
Yep, have one great-great-grandfather in that category, fought with the Union. With interest, the reparation payment ought to be HUUUUUGE.
The war was not fought over ending slavery but was fought because the North did not want to let the South decide it’s own destiny. Tariff income on most of the imported goods used by the South was a huge money maker for the North and the North didn’t want to give it up. The issue of slavery being allowed in new territories was used to politically weaken the South to the point of being dictated to by the North. The South had had enough and wanted to determine their own destiny. The North FORCED their will upon the South, then used “slavery” as an excuse for the deaths of over half a million young men. This was not a noble effort.