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freshwest

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6. Flip the House so that this can be done. Unfortunately, Conyers may not be there.

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2014, 11:33 PM

May 2014

http://election.democraticunderground.com/10024983243

I have not read the article, but I will.

Although I knew all stated in the OP as my parents told me growing up. They descirbed it as evil.

So vile that they left the South a hundred years ago. They couldn't fight there, and they were white.

Blacks had no chance to get justice there. And I have always said that about what Conyers says...

The promise should have been kept after the Civil War and it was not. The degradation of POC in this country has been a festering wound forever.

We must change our nation's priorities!

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The Case for Reparations [View all] sheshe2 May 2014 OP

Which races should get reparations? phil89 May 2014 #1

It's a long article, well worth the read. sheshe2 May 2014 #2

Anyone who wants to comment on the article should read it gwheezie May 2014 #3

Thank you for reading the article gwheezie. sheshe2 May 2014 #4

"To proudly claim the veteran and disown the slaveholder is patriotism à la carte." kwassa May 2014 #5

Flip the House so that this can be done. Unfortunately, Conyers may not be there. freshwest May 2014 #6

Conyers thankfully is back on the ballot. sheshe2 May 2014 #12

Yes, it is an excellent read, I finished it but it was no mystery to me, though. It's exasperating freshwest May 2014 #15

Holy shit. Pardon my language but DAMN Number23 May 2014 #7

Yes it is, Number23. nt sheshe2 May 2014 #13

i haven't read it yet, but i'm disgusted reading many of the comments JI7 May 2014 #8

I have read those comments as well J17. sheshe2 May 2014 #10

The word "reparations" really brings the ignorant out on DU. kwassa May 2014 #9

You are right... sheshe2 May 2014 #11

I don't believe they could have missed the last century and more or are ignorant. I hope I'm wrong. freshwest May 2014 #14