I've had ancestors in the US for 401 years (Nov 1621) and there were already slaves here before that. Some of my ancestors owned slaves. All branches of my family benefited from slavery. The one ancestor I may exempt from that is a 2nd great grandma's brother who arrived in the US from Germany in 1860, enlisted in the Union army in 1861 and fought in many major battles of the Civil War. He was at Appomattox. #Genealogy #fairness #restitution
@dauphin87 @poemblaze I would say too late and too confusing to sort out. The best reparations would be the immediate end of racism/discrimination ( not holdinhg my breath )
@gemswinc @dauphin87 I understand that view.
@dauphin87 Yes. Right after the Civil War, Congress passed a law for reparations to slave owners for their lost "property." A bill for reparations to former slaves for their slavery failed to pass (I believe by one vote).