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Poll: Most Americans Oppose Reparations for Slavery

Associated Press

   DETROIT - Few Americans are in favor of giving reparations to
   descendants of enslaved black people in the United States, a new poll
   shows, even as the idea has gained momentum among Democratic
   presidential contenders.
   Only 29% of Americans say the government should pay cash reparations,
   according to the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs
   Research poll.
   But the poll reveals a large divide between Americans of different
   racial and ethnic backgrounds.
   Most black Americans, 74%, favor reparations, compared with 15% of
   white Americans. Among Hispanics, 44% favor reparations.

   'It's over with'
   Lori Statzer, 79, of West Palm Beach, Florida, opposes cash reparations
   and an official government apology.
   ``None of the black people in America today are under the slavery
   issue,'' said Statzer, who is white. ``It's over with.''

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