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Reparations for slavery: A cause for reparations, a case against David Horowitz

Reparations for slavery: A cause for reparations, a case against David Horowitz REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY: A CAUSE FOR REPARATIONS, A CASE AGAINST DAVID HOROWITZ Taniecea A rceneaux We African Americans... are lost from our origins in Africa. Four hun- dred years of slavery, coupled with forced breeding between slaves and the slave masters, produced a people who have lost more than their inde- pendent character. It produced a people whose children are lost from their identity: mother tongue, religion, and culture. We African Americans, who are the victims of slavery, will not mortgage the future of our gen- erations to come. --Silas Muhammad, All for Reparations and Emancipation Slavery in America is a reality of the past that still ignites anger and resent- ment in the souls of Black Americans today. In an attempt to gain a sense of understanding and closure, people from all walks of life offer physical, psy- chological, emotional, and economic justifications and solutions to this wrong of the past. One of the more controversial attempts made by Americans to appease the disgruntled minds and hearts of its Black people is the offer of eco- nomic reparations. Prominent Black leaders and scholars claim that reparations are owed to members of their race and should be paid for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Review of Black Political Economy Springer Journals

Reparations for slavery: A cause for reparations, a case against David Horowitz

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 by Springer
Subject
Social Sciences; Sociology; Political Science
ISSN
0034-6446
eISSN
1936-4814
DOI
10.1007/s12114-005-1010-1
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Abstract

REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY: A CAUSE FOR REPARATIONS, A CASE AGAINST DAVID HOROWITZ Taniecea A rceneaux We African Americans... are lost from our origins in Africa. Four hun- dred years of slavery, coupled with forced breeding between slaves and the slave masters, produced a people who have lost more than their inde- pendent character. It produced a people whose children are lost from their identity: mother tongue, religion, and culture. We African Americans, who are the victims of slavery, will not mortgage the future of our gen- erations to come. --Silas Muhammad, All for Reparations and Emancipation Slavery in America is a reality of the past that still ignites anger and resent- ment in the souls of Black Americans today. In an attempt to gain a sense of understanding and closure, people from all walks of life offer physical, psy- chological, emotional, and economic justifications and solutions to this wrong of the past. One of the more controversial attempts made by Americans to appease the disgruntled minds and hearts of its Black people is the offer of eco- nomic reparations. Prominent Black leaders and scholars claim that reparations are owed to members of their race and should be paid for

Journal

The Review of Black Political EconomySpringer Journals

Published: Jul 31, 2005

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