Slavery Reparations

[J. Beckert]

(06-22-2019 08:39 PM)My Name Is Kate Wrote:  Slavery was the history of the world since the beginning of humanity. Finally, along came the Founding Fathers, who wrote one of the greatest documents ever that envisioned liberating humanity and providing equal opportunity for all, without regard to race (the word was never mentioned in the original constitution), wealth, religion, etc. But because it was a revolutionary new idea, some compromises had to be made at the outset, and the reality of living conditions in the country did not match what the constitution envisioned. It took a civil war, with great loss of (primarily non-slave) lives to correct a major flaw in the constitution, and women had to fight a long, hard battle to be able to vote.

Instead of applauding the progress made over the centuries after the birth of America, some seek to destroy this country because it was not perfect at its founding, and this original sin can never be rectified, in their estimation. These people are continually looking to the past and finding fault, instead of looking to the future with optimism. We now have a president who has done more for black people than any president since Lincoln, but do these people support our president? They don't even acknowledge that he is the legitimate president of this country!

Outstanding reply, Kate.