# When will blacks let the past go?

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**Created:** [June 24, 2001, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-blacks-let-the-past-go/69954 "2001-06-24T07:09:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 24, 2001, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-blacks-let-the-past-go/69954/1 "2001-06-24T07:09:47Z")

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I saw a glimps of some guy on t.v. insisting that African Americans be given restitution for slavery:rolleyes:

My question is, when will blacks let go of the past? It’s been what…136 years? How long until they can let this (admitedly painful) part of our history be put to rest? 500 years? 10,000 years? Will there ever be a time when African Americans (and I hate that term,BTW. It’s divisive) don’t use the slavery issue to inflict victim status upon themselves?

Not sure where this belongs, so I’m starting it here in GD.

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