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Senator Mitch McConnell is against giving
reparations to Black Americans who are
descendants of enslaved people.
Which detail from the PRO article supports this
opinion?
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell was asked about reparations.
A
He offered a familiar reply: America should not
have to pay for something that happened 150
years ago, since none of us currently alive are
responsible.
It grew out of the attitudes toward Black
Americans that slavery both depended upon and
C
created. We acknowledge that Mr. McConnell
was not alive during slavery.
Reparations are a way of making amends, but it
D
is also a question of patriotism. True patriotism
means recognizing the whole of our history.
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Transcribed Image Text:Senator Mitch McConnell is against giving reparations to Black Americans who are descendants of enslaved people. Which detail from the PRO article supports this opinion? Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was asked about reparations. A He offered a familiar reply: America should not have to pay for something that happened 150 years ago, since none of us currently alive are responsible. It grew out of the attitudes toward Black Americans that slavery both depended upon and C created. We acknowledge that Mr. McConnell was not alive during slavery. Reparations are a way of making amends, but it D is also a question of patriotism. True patriotism means recognizing the whole of our history.
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