Historian Dunn unsatisfied with Fla. apology for slavery [audio 28min]
The state of Florida recently apologized for slavery--but historian Marvin Dunn says he doesn't any feel better. In his Miami Herald op-ed"Make the Apology Meaningful," Dunn says Old South states should think about how to pay reparations to the African American community as a whole."The apology is a meaningless act that only a dolt or outright racist would oppose," Dunn writes."It cost the state nothing and of course, there was not a word about the thorny question of reparations. As one of the African Americans to whom the apology was aimed, it was not enough."
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