The slave might have spent it on a slap up meal and some hookers for all we know. Saying he would have passed it along to his offspring is an assumption. I think the money should be given as a symbolic gesture to some kind of scheme or project aimed at promoting true equality. And I don't mean some stupid gimmick like an 'I love black people day', I mean an actual government funded project with serious commitment from all involved. Exactly what that is, I don't know, but I don't see why somebody should be able to go and buy themselves a new BMW courtesy of the government because their great grandfather had a bad life. What happened back then is awful, and I am ashamed to be a white westerner at times because of the way we have treated (and in some cases continue to treat) other nations, but this just smacks of people cashing in to me.