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...committee is reviewing a proposal to target institutions such as Yale University, Harvard University and Brown University, on the grounds that these institutions may have received donations years ago that could be connected to slavery. Targeting private institutions that had no direct role in holding or trading slaves??even if they may have indirectly benefited financially from slavery—is not the best way to deal with disadvantages faced by blacks today. There is a morally important distinction between actively participating in the slave trade and receiving a charitable donation from someone who owned a slave...
What the critics say: “West had better keep that day job. There are unintentionally hilarious moments even beyond the less-than-stellar backing music and West’s corny delivery, such as his indictment of slaves?? having been forced to work on ‘ugly plantations’...It’s when the music is at its most awkward that the album hits its low points. Nails-on-chalkboard synthesizers drive the horrible backing tracks of ‘Stolen King’ (an anti-slavery screed that sounds like...
...because like the slaves, the ancient Israelites of the Bible had been oppressed, analogies between slaves?? plight and that of the Israelites became a prevalent theme in Negro spirituals. For instance, the spiritual, “Go Down Moses” directly appealed to this similarity of experience...
...recent advertisement in college newspapers, reparations for slavery has become a prominent issue. The Hartford Courant, one of the oldest newspapers in America, has apologized for advertising for runaway slaves. That apology was inspired by a story about another great Connecticut institution, Aetna Insurance, which had written policies on slaves?? lives. Now Congress is investigating the role of slave labor in constructing the United States Capitol...