The online buzz over high-profile Britons' ties to the trans-Atlantic slave trade put attention on the ongoing reparations push in Barbados, and other Caribbean nations.
years ago. The plan calls for, among other things, a full, formal apology from European governments, a land development plan and debt cancellation.when slavery was abolished. But, as Moffett notes, the British government and other governments are slow to apologize. No
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, center, apologized on behalf of his government for the Netherlands' historical role in slavery and the slave trade.Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, center, apologized on behalf of his government for the Netherlands' historical role in slavery and the slave trade.Last month, for example, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized on behalf of the government of the Netherlands' role in slavery and the slave trade.
This is in contrast to the U.S., where Black Americans with enslaved ancestors are a numerical minority, he said.In the absence of independent action by individual countries, can descendants of slave owners be liable in court to pay reparations? Advocates and experts in the study of reparations don't think so.representatives from Barbados say may be subject to a civil claim or arbitration. It would be incredibly difficult to get a case past an international court, Moffett said.
Darity believes it's best to go after the nations that are most culpable for the wrongs committed against enslaved people.
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