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This 6 page paper argues that reparations should be made, but touches on the other side of the issue as well. The argument goes to the fact that the present economic conditions of black Americans is attributable to the way in which they were brought into the country. The culture of poverty thesis is refuted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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culture of poverty thesis as well as the entire history of black America. While 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 were 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 was 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? Why reparations now? Some say that it is something old in history and does not need to be rectified today. Whatever happened in the past is past, but
that is not the truth. If one looks at demographics, they will find that the descendants of the white slave traders are much better off today than their black counterparts.
Why? Settlers came over, and continue to come over to the U.S., with money from the homeland. The slaves were brought to the nation with nothing. Many did not even
have clothing on their backs. While a large part of the reason to provide reparations goes to the economic reality of slavery, and its legacy, some should also be in
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