That is the problem with reparations. Who should pay, and to whom?
My ancestors arrived in this country roughly 50 years after the Civil War ended, and they were fleeing their own persecution by the Russians. None of us had anything to do with slavery, companies or people who benefitted from slavery, or anything else related to slavery. This is probably true for a majority of white Americans.
Then you have to look at the present black population. Who can trace their ancestry back to slaves, whose ancestors didn't come here until after slavery had been abolished, etc. etc.
The fact that it was legal has been argued by others in this forum as a defense for it, but the Civil War demonstrated that a large number of Americans considered it immoral. Reparations could only work if specific people or companies could be identified as having owned slaves whose descendants can be positively identified.
The judge rejected a slavery reparations lawsuit saying 'The (plaintiffs) failed to establish a direct connection with the corporations (being sued), tried to address a social evil in the wrong venue and did it much too late'. In effect, they couldn't prove their ancestors had been harmed by the people sued, it wasn't illegal at the time, and the statute of limitations has long since run out. The plaintiffs vowed to continue to attempt to file the suit.
This one really frosts me. The plaintiffs expect me to pay reparations when:
1. Most of my ancestors arrived here shortly before or after the civil war.
2. Most of the rest lived in the Northeast, and were not involved in slavery. In fact, I have not yet found any who owned slaves.
3. My great grandfather fought for the Union, and was permanently injured, in the Civil War which gave the slaves their freedom. His brother was killed in the same war.
4. Enormous treasure and effort has been expended in my own time in an effort to lift the black community out of poverty.
I think the judge should go farther. I think he should force the plaintiffs to pay the legal costs of the defendents. The case certainly does not speak well of the skills in the black legal community.
OTOH, if the plaintiffs win, maybe I can sue for my great grandfather's injury and suffering. After that, maybe I can sue Scottish and English land owners for damages suffered in the Highland Clearances. I'll have to consider all the possibilities.

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