Compensation For African Americans

I do not think that this topic got the full attention it should have got instead it only got half of it. This is because our class is 95% white instead of 2 or 3 people, if we had more African Americans it would have been a stronger discussion. While listening to this discussion I heard Willow make a statement saying how would we find the people that had African American slave history. Well, that actually would not be hard at all because all black people originate from Africa, every single one, and the only reason why we got separated was because of slavery. For example the Islands like Jamaica, Trinidad, St.Johns, St.vincent etc, have lots of slave history because most of the black people living there have white or British last names that they were given during slavery instead of their African names. Than instead of going back to Africa they stay where they are, start a family, continue there family tree, and the more generation (1st generation, 2nd, 3rd etc) the family has they forget more and more of their African history and start becoming more part of their new culture. I also heard someone else comment on what is the big deal of Barack Obama to black people and what is the difference between a black president and a female president. well, there actually is a big difference because when blacks first came to America they were slaves and to go from being slaves to being in charge of a nation is a HUGE step and it also let us know how far we have come, that is the difference. I personally do not care if I get compensation because am not full African and I was not the one that was put through slavery or do I know any of my ancestors or grandmas grandpas etc that were put through slavery. I must say though every time I see something that is made out of 100% cotton I laugh and think to my self that I should get what ever that material is for free. On the other hand if the government wanted to pay for my school fees, or I would not have to pay taxes I would gladly accept.