lasting legacies even today. The socio-economic position of African-Americans today is a great reflection of the legacies of slavery. Again, I will revert to my main argument, which is that the slavery of the mind encountered by the slaves should be the underlying argument for reparations. This is because as slaves, Africans did not have the luxury of formal education. The access to literature and educational material that would aid in their progression was not available. Also, slaves were not permitted to share their opinion openly, so eventually there were only memories of thought. The effect of this over an extended period of time will cause a natural stagnation of the mind. It is from this prospective that I believe that the argument for reparation should be taken. Even, the idea of changing the identity of a race is extremely inhuman. By taking this approach to this argument one can also see that the legacies of the Atlantic Slave Trade were only additions to the colonization process that the Europeans had brought to Africa. This brings me to the question of who should pay reparations. In the Atlantic Slave Trade, I believe that the European Nations of the former British Empire should hold the majority of the responsibility, Great Britain taking a even more. This is because Great Britain was the ruling country in the British Empire and the fact that they were the premeditators of the Atlantic Slave Trade. And has an Empire that was supposed educated and civilized should have the nobility to take responsibility for the actions. The other nations that participated in thee Atlantic Slave Trade should also be held partly responsible. Again, this is my opinion are based on the arguments of the panel relating to them background paper and other research about my country study. Although I can not elaborate on other aspects of this subject, I do know that as other variables are brought into the debate opinions can chan...
