Advantages And Disadvantages Of Reparations To African Americans

Overtime America has created a debt to a group of people who we have continued to discriminate and mistreat. As a nation we have mistreated African Americans by morally wronging and discriminating them, and for this owe them some form of reparation. The wealth this nation was built on was earned unjustly, and the wealth whites have earned through slavery has compounded, putting them at an unfair advantage over African Americans. Even after slavery was abolished, segregation put African Americans at a disadvantage by denying them good education, work, religion, and other important aspects of success in life. The U.S. should pay reparations to African Americans because of the damage we have done to their race through racism and oppression.

Some of the greatest damages white Americans have caused African Americans were due to slavery. One of the devastating affects of slavery was the tragic loss of African culture that

In fact, many of the main disadvantages they received were due to discrimination, segregation, and racism after slavery ceased. Because of strong prejudices towards black people, they often had great difficulty acquiring jobs, receiving education, and being allowed in good churches for religious practice. This resulted in a lower standard of living and more difficulty to prosper for African Americans. In SCOTUS from 1978 this problem is directly addressed. “Separation of school children by race ‘generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely to ever be undone.’” This states the extreme harm separation causes to children. It later goes on to talk about the severe racism African Americans receive, and how it is stronger than towards any other race in America. Because of these distinct wrong-doings and damages, many democratic parties would believe that reparations are very