Not all whites owned slaves some whites were slaves. My ancestors to be exact were Scottish slaves here in the states. So if you want reparations simply sue the families of the ones who owned slaves. But first prove you are descendants of slaves then prove the individual family owned your ancestors. Then let's talk. Other wise go to work!
Yep, I have at least three family lines that came over here in servitude, all from England. Does that mean my family is entitled to reparations? Nah, I didn’t think so....
The Irish side of my family came here in “dissident” ships.
They were treated lower than slaves because they had utterly no “market value”.
Thousands of Irish died from starvation, disease, sickness and neglect in those hellish holds because the ship owners were merely providing a “trash transport service” for the English monarchy.
The Scots side were run off to here during “the clearances’.
How much am I owed?
Oh boy, you stepped in it now!
Prove the disenfranchised slaveowners who often lost everything they had during the war and Reconstruction gained anything before you go taking it away, first.
Then prove their descendants gained as a result.
Then prove the descendents of slaves were, in fact, descendents, and then prove they suffered a loss as a result of what happened to their ancestors, due to the actions/gain of the former owners.
Good luck.
(cue mission impossible theme)
this post will self destruct in 30 seconds...
Or you could do like Zimbabwe and just strip whites of their landholdings and give it away.
That's working out real well (/sarc)
Have we finally reached the point where the people with their hand out for a handout can vote away the hard-esrned prosperity of the productive people?
If so, the nation is done.
Maybe we should have stuck with '21 and a property owner', anyway, (although I would add "or active duty military or veteran" to that.)