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Correct? There is no group that had the exact same experience as African slaves in the United States. Not that that proves anything. Other...
Has any country, ever, done widespread reparations for their role in slavery? England, France, The Netherlands, Brazil etc etc? Before that, Did...
No more then any other group throughout history which has suffered some injustice.
My point is the representation that every slave was promised to 40 acres and a mule by the Federal government isn't true or is an intentional...
I think slavery has existed in most every society in human history and people of every race, national origin and religion have suffered...
Also, Special Field Orders, No. 15 (series 1865) were military orders issued during the American Civil War, on January 16, 1865, by General...
I don't think a, "Special Order" - which could be rescinded by a higher authority based on their sole determination, is a very strong promise or a...
Look at those goal posts move.
Special Order No. 15, which William T. Sherman decided he was just going to do, is some pretty thin gruel to assert the federal government...
I think plenty of groups have suffered historical injustices. The list is vast, women, children, people of all types of religion, race etc etc....
What did the U.S. government promise to freed slaves?
The only failure is the misrepresentation thrown around by @FranchiseBlade and others... I actually ask relevant questions about claims and then...
So on January 12, 1865, The U.S. Secretary of War and a general in the Federal army... decided, themselves, without Congress, to issue Special...
You keep throwing this around. You need to support the assertion. What was actually promised, who promised it, what authority did they have to...
What does that have to do with my post?
Why should we only be concerned with injustices to blacks and native Americans?
Yea, we basically waged a war of aggression and stole (forced a treaty on Mexico) California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada......
The amount of historic injustices which you could argue require remuneration or other compensation are pretty countless.
What you're describing isn't reparations for slavery. What you're describing is reparations for post-slavery discrimination.
What if my ancestors were enslaved by Rome? Reparations for Roman enslavement?
