The West Should Pay for Reparations for Slavery

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Catherine barbelsing is a descendant of slaves, slave owners and indentured laborers. She says the debate isn't about whether or not slavery was bad or good. It's about whether the west should pay reparations for slavery? Which west ought to pay? The portuguese who brought the slaves? And what if the african people who sold their brothers and sisters in exchange for guns, allowing them to grow their own kingdoms? Then there's brazil. Is it part of the west? Of the 12 million africans that were shipped across the atlantic, bBrazil received nearly five million of them. So why are we only discussing whether theWest should pay for rep

Should there be a broad programme of reparations – not just financial compensation, but acknowledgement of the crimes committed and the lasting damage caused by slavery? Or would this just worsen social tensions by reopening old wounds? That's the theme of this week's Sunday Debate. Arguing for the motion were Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University; and Esther Stanford-Xosei, reparations activist and lawyer. Arguing against the motion were Katharine Birbalsingh, headmistress and co-founder of Michaela Community School in London; and Tony Sewell, educational consultant and CEO of the charity Generating Genius. The debate was chaired by social historian and presenter Emma Dabiri.

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