272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This thread should go well... Okay, I'll bite. I'd say nothing. It's been almost 200 years.

We should compare their average life outcomes compared to the outcomes of descendants left back in Africa.

Indeed. The real question is what the descendants of said 272 slaves owe Georgetown, as evidenced by the fact they most likely remain here in the USA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread should go well... Okay, I'll bite. I'd say nothing. It's been almost 200 years.

We should compare their average life outcomes compared to the outcomes of descendants left back in Africa.

Indeed. The real question is what the descendants of said 272 slaves owe Georgetown, as evidenced by the fact they most likely remain here in the USA.

This thread is a magnet for all of the DCUM racists. Now run along or you'll be late for your Klan meeting. Don't forget to wear your hood so you can hide your face, you racist coward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread should go well... Okay, I'll bite. I'd say nothing. It's been almost 200 years.

We should compare their average life outcomes compared to the outcomes of descendants left back in Africa.

Indeed. The real question is what the descendants of said 272 slaves owe Georgetown, as evidenced by the fact they most likely remain here in the USA.

This thread is a magnet for all of the DCUM racists. Now run along or you'll be late for your Klan meeting. Don't forget to wear your hood so you can hide your face, you racist coward.

Lady, please use your beautiful brain before you use your dirty mouth. Nothing I said above has anything to do with the Klan or with racism. It's just facts. Slaves were oppressed, and got a horrible deal. Their descendants living today--and that's what we are talking about--got a very sweet deal, compared to the descendants of those who remained in Africa.

It's pretty obvious, and it's why we don't see many AAs moving to Africa.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Assuming Georgetown paid full reparations to all living descendants in cash/scholarships today. What next? What would happen to the off-spring of today's generation? Some would benefit, many, many others would not. It would be like the stories of lottery winners. A lot of money squandered in a short period of time. I doubt the following generations would benefit much. This is pretty much the argument against reparations in general.

Georgetown should just make a $3 million donation to a black scholarship fund and wash their hands of the matter.

I'm not sure anyone is suggesting reparations, but it's interesting that people assume cash payouts are the answer anyone is looking for. There are lots of thoughtful ways Georgetown can acknowledge its shameful past and attempt to make up for it going forward.

A lot of people use the word shameful and that is not accurate. Slavery was the way things were 200 years ago. Georgetown also didn't admit women until about 1970. Obama and both Clintons spoke out against equality for gays just a few short years ago. There are things we do today as a matter of routine that will be looked down on in 50 years. Our society has made great progress, and that's great.

Not quite true. Slavery was the way things were done in the South. Not true at the time in the North, Carribeans, Europe, etc. Obviously a major reason for the Civil War; many at the time thought slavery was shameful and a national disgrace. Not sure that reparations would be easy or the right thing to do. However, this is not the government, but a Church, which has the right to do whatever they want to do.

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Wow, made it to page 8 before I had to remove posts and lock. Not bad.