> The US could well do the same. Pay reparations to each individual slave and their families, tracing genealogy. That's not really suggested, I believe. From w

> The US could well do the same. Pay reparations to each individual slave and their families, tracing genealogy. That's not really suggested, I believe. From what I know, suggestions are "must have officially identified as black before some date", not "must be able to trace his family back to slavery". And, after multiple generations, each descendant would receive relatively little. For "simple" (compared to slavery) discrimination AND divided by multiple descendants, you'll arrive at relatively small sums, I'm afraid. Saying to somebody "I'm really sorry about what your grandfather went through, but here's a check over $5000, that makes us even" will sound like an insult (and is likely a bad trade if you're giving up affirmative action and other benefits).