African Americans or Blacks were enslaved in The United States for 400 years.Since then, they have been living in an unequal society. The U.S. government's first reparations plan to compensate African-Americans for the legacy of slavery was 40 acres and a mule apiece -- that was Gen. William Sherman's promise to former slaves shortly after the Civil War ended in 1865. His order set aside land on the Georgia and South Carolina coasts for the settlement of thousands of newly freed families. But the promise was quickly recanted and the land was taken back, with no other plans for reparations. African Americans should be given reparations for the slavery of their descendants. BUT,in order for eligibility to receive reparations they must have obtained a four year degree in an accredited college
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