A lot of people don't believe that Americans of today should be liable for the actions of Americans then.
It seems like there's two lines of discussion around this topic. One, as you've pointed out, is whether people should be liable for the actions of past Americans (ie, whether something like affirmative action should exist in the first place). The second is whether affirmative action is the best way to remedy the mistakes of the past. It seems (to me) like a lot of people disagree more on the second point.
It seems like there's two lines of discussion around this topic. One, as you've pointed out, is whether people should be liable for the actions of past Americans (ie, whether something like affirmative action should exist in the first place). The second is whether affirmative action is the best way to remedy the mistakes of the past. It seems (to me) like a lot of people disagree more on the second point.