I had a black college professor once who kept going on about reparations for slavery. I said I thought it would be a good idea; replenish the wealth that was taken from stolen southerners who owned slaves, and to tax present day blacks for the costs of the trans-Atlantic journey. She didn't think it was nearly as funny as me, and the rest of the class did. Slavery in the western hemisphere was the best thing that ever happened to black folks. Im pretty sure the standard of living for blacks in the western hemisphere, even in Hati, is higher than in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The only blacks that didn't benefit from the slave trade were the ones who didn't get to come over.