It is the race hustlers and race shakedown activists who keep bringing up issues like reparations, because that is all they have. They think that will corral many who might bolt the party otherwise.
Notice that none of them are touting the lowest black unemployment numbers in history. Ironically, low black unemployment numbers are their enemy.
So, Pres Lincoln offered reparations in addition to ending slavey. They were offered 40 acres and a mule OR passage to Africa. Almost all chose the land and mule so if their decendents today have a beef they should blame their own ancestors.......geeze.....it really IS that easy.