While I think reparations are the right thing to do, I'm a little unclear about something - the title of the article (and comments within the article) says the reparations would be allowed for 'direct descendants of enslaved people only', but the wording of the actual motion says
So, is it descendants of enslaved Black people only, or it is descendants of enslaved Black people AND the descendants of free Black people in the US prior to 1901?
To be clear, I'm not objecting to either scenario.
Boru
Quote:determined by an individual being an African American descendant of a chattel enslaved person or the descendant of a free Black person living in the US prior to the end of the 19th century,
So, is it descendants of enslaved Black people only, or it is descendants of enslaved Black people AND the descendants of free Black people in the US prior to 1901?
To be clear, I'm not objecting to either scenario.
Boru
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