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This 5 page paper looks at the history of American society and argues in favor of reparations. Several important historical situations are discussed inclusive of Jim Crow laws, court cases, and how the Supreme Court views the concept of reparations. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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ask, why now? It has been many years since slavery. At the same time, African Americans continue to be treated less well than their white counterparts. Still, many argue that
the government owes them nothing, and that the past should be forgotten. Advocates are quick to point out that Jews received reparations due to the holocaust as did the Japanese
due to the fact that their relatives were in U.S. internment camps. One can see that this is not an easy debate to resolve, but it is intricately woven into
the fabric of America and so Americas constitution, laws and other aspects of history need to be explored. After such an endeavor, the conclusion is unmistakable. Reparations should be given
to the descendants of slaves. Although people say that African Americans must put the past behind them, the truth is that the Europeans, upon landing in the New World,
seized land from the Indians. They were wrong there, but in some sense, because the Indians refused to assimilate and work under European rule, they were able to maintain their
own Indian nations. Again, there, the settlers were wrong. The land was not properly acquired. In the case of the African American, things are different. Africans were seized from their
homes in Africa and brought to the United States for profit. The motive was all around evil. While the Indians happened to be in the place that the white man
wanted, it is not quite as bad as going into another territory and seizing human lives for profit. In some ways, living a life as a slave is worse than
death. People are often willing to die for freedom. What choice did the slaves have as they were shackled and taken the New World? In fact, Hutton (2001) says that
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