Kidnappings, beatings, rapes, castrations, maiming, molestation, hangings, and murders are all considered a crime today. African Americans lost religions, languages, customs, histories, cultures, children, mothers, and fathers. African Americans suffered for over 380 years of unrelenting psychological, physical, social, and spiritual abuse (Robinson 2000). The institution of slavery lasted for 246 years, but it was followed by more than a hundred combined years of legal racial segregation and legal racial discrimination (Robinson 2000). The white hegemony continued, and the White Americans benefited from the blood and sweat of the African American slaves. The slaves were never compensated.
I am posing the question, should former slaves or their descendants be compensated for injustice and immoral acts imposed upon them? I am interested in the many variations of responses that I will receive from those I survey. The purpose of my study is to determine people's attitudes about reparations for slavery. .
Justification:.
The issue of slavery reparations is very important to society because of the political, economic, and social implications. The concern politically is whether or not paying reparations is justifiable. Congress will be divided because of the different political views. Economically, citizens would be concerned about who would suffer the costs of reparations. Although reparations do not have to be monetary, the concern still exists. Socially, many White Americans could be resentful if reparations are paid. The African American community may be outraged if restitution is not paid since others have been compensated for their sufferings. .
Literature Review.
Introduction to Literature Review:.
Reparations can be defined as compensation for the mistreatment of a group of individuals. Reparations can also mean the payment of an individual or individuals for labor performed. African American slaves were wrongly treated for centuries, and they were never paid for their labor.
