Let's pretend that your great-great-grandfather stole a bike from my great-great-grandfather. That bike was handed down through your family from your great-great-grandfather to your great-grandfather to your grandfather to your father to you. It now has been in your family for generations. Your son wants it for himself.
I have been doing some research, and it just so happens
that I have traced this bicycle, and found you. I show up on your doorstep
demanding "my" bicycle. My family wants it back.
Should you have to give it back? Give reasons for your
answer.
What if the bicycle were a farm? A house? Would/should it make a difference?
Should there be any sort of "repayment" to the families of those people who were slaves? Should there be some sort of "payback"?
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