Americans bristle at paying reparations to Blacks. A Washington Post-SSRS poll last year found that two-thirds of Americans, 67 percent, say the legacy of slavery still affects society. Only 29 percent of Americans approved of cash payments to the descendants of enslaved people, according to a 2019 Gallup poll. Americans bristle at paying reparations to Blacks. So, no, the legacy of slavery does not dwell in the long-forgotten past for Black people.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2020 10:30 UTC