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There were racist laws all the way up to late 1960s.


That doesn't address his questions. If you're going to codify these things into law, then you should be able to answer questions like this. My paternal grandfather was discriminated against for being black. In truth he was half black, but that didn't temper the racism he faced from people who considered him to be black. For the purposes of reparations, am I 1/4th black or 1/8th black? Because he was my paternal grandfather and family wealth has traditionally been passed on predominantly through father to son, does my paternal grandfather count more than my maternal grandmother? And if I marry a white woman, will my son be 1/8th black or 1/16th black for the purposes of reparations? Does he get any?

These are sticky questions, but if you're serious about reparations being law then you should be prepared to give some straight-forward answers without deflection.


I'm not serious reparations I'm simply pointing out that the economic suffering of blacks didn't stop when the civil war ended.




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