Ta-Nehisi Coates argues in his essay, “A Case for Reparation” that the enslavement of African Americans is closely linked to the development of white democracy. He says, “to proudly claim the veteran and disown the slave holder is patriotism a la carte. A nation outlives his generations” (Coates IV). He is saying that veteran get to be recognized for their service in the military but refuses to acknowledge the fact about slave owners. By acknowledging one and disowning the other, the nation is picking out the only what best fit for the country and completely forgetting what slave owner have brought to this country. Americans cannot ignore the terrible history of slavery and racism that had happen hundreds of years ago. Slavery dated back thousands of years ago and black people was discriminated because of the color of their skin. Racism is exemplified this article when Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about contract seller do business in North Lawndale. For Instance, He says “The men who peddled contracts in North Lawndale would sell homes at inflated prices and then evict families who could not pay—taking their down payment and their monthly installments as profit. …show more content…
He is saying that just because Woodrow Wilson took America to World War I it does not mean everyone was physically there but America is still paying the one who lost their lives money to their kids even though the children did not participate in the war. People today whose families was enslaved should also be acknowledged and be repaid back for the cruel and injustice thing their ancestors faced. America should also be paying back the people whose families were treated unfairly if they are going to continue to pay pensions for World War