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
@poemblaze Righting past wrongs is a thorny issue.
@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 )