The First State Apology for Slavery

The First State Apology for slavery by the Virginia State Legislature on 2/26/07, even after one of its own members said "Get Over It".

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• nyakuti5
• reparations
• slavery
• black
• virginia

[headbangin1]

And another thing, she looks biracial, so she says she wants us to apologise on the behalf of our ancestors? Why doesn't she apologise (if she has white blood in her, why not?) The stupid bitch.

[FireForHighr]

Wow that "black" lady is fucking retarded

[12345cch]

@SmokiitheeOso dude the only culture u and i both kno is an american culture. why are u trying to divide what so many people are trying to bond. quit making it ur people and my people. they are our people. quit living ur life through ur past or you will never be happy. so many black people have moved on. why can't u? like i said my family were slaves because i am both irish and greek. we were not even here during the slave times in america. dude come on.

[SmokiitheeOso]

@12345cch as american slavery has. not to mention the civil rights era which was not but a few decades ago..I am black....but my last name is smith..a european last name. the name of my ancestors slave master. Whites have made it so we can't forget about slavery, have made it to where we cant get passed it. as long as whites are succeeding from the economic system called slavery, which they still are, then we still deserve an apology. cause whites have no intent on sharing that wealth

[SmokiitheeOso]

@12345cch are whites willing to let go of the assets and money they gained from slave labor? no definitely not so why should we let go? the issue is, we lost our culture, language, names, religion because of the transatlantic slave trade. to say we need to go to africa to get an apology is basically you blaming blacks for slavery in america and that is dismissive and false. Slavery has existed for centuries, but slavery has never effected any culture as destructively as

[12345cch]

Every nation has evils****

[12345cch]

@SmokiitheeOso but dude come on. When are you and many others gonna let this go. I'm simply saying that it is time to get over it.

[12345cch]

@SmokiitheeOso look I am not racist or anything of that sort. I love black people. I have many black friends and even one in my family. If you want an apology, go to Africa and ask them...after all they are the one who sold their own people. Every nation has because of well what i put above. However I completely respect you and respect your well thought out comment as mine was just more of me being sick of hearing the same shit over and over. I know about everything you posted,

[SmokiitheeOso]

@12345cch at least an apology? as a nation america has a lot to answer for, and the fact that people are so unwilling to issue an official apology..or give reparations means that there is a collective agreement that the social and economical issues blacks have had to deal with in our history here solely due to whites legislation and racism is not going to be taken seriously and downplayed in the media and in school so you guys don't have to face the evil of your past and present.