Should the federal government pay reparations for slavery? From: Social Theory and Practice | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2003 Social Theory and Practice-Florida State University. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

I argue here that the federal government is not obligated to pay reparations for the injury slavery caused because: (1) it did not cause the damage; (2) if it did (by failing to abolish slavery), it does not owe compensation. In the course of presenting my argument, I note in passing that if the federal government were obligated to pay reparations for slavery, its obligation would extend to only a fraction of the damages.

1. Preliminary Issues

Three preliminary matters are the nature of my argument, definition of terms, and my method of proof. First, my argument is not a ...

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