Reparation for Slavery
Reparations Panel
The president has appointed you as members of a blue-ribbon panel. The panel is to make recommendations on reparations for slavery. Below are four options that have been suggested to the panel. Discuss each. Decide on the one option you favor and the ones that you reject. Write down your reasons for each decision. If you want, you may create a different option. Write it in the fifth space and explain your reasons for favoring it.
Option 1. The federal government should make a monetary payment to each African American. FAVOR REJECT Reasons for your decision:
Option 2. The federal government should make a monetary payment to each African American on condition that affirmative action and other racial-preference programs are abolished. FAVOR REJECT Reasons for your decision:
Option 3. The federal government should finance a national development fund to benefit the African-American community. FAVOR REJECT Reasons for your decision:
Option 4. The federal government should not pay reparations for slavery. FAVOR REJECT Reasons for your decision:
Option 5.
