Karl Marx was saying the same thing when he wrote for Horace Republican party newspaper.
I said only those directly owning slaves should have to pay reparations and only those directly held as slaves should be eligible for reparations. In other words, no one who is alive today.
Sound principles of justice require only the guilty should have to pay and only those damaged by the crime should receive restitution. I really doubt that Karl Marx had any concern for real justice. Certainly, those who have practiced Marxism throughout history never have.