You talk like cotton did not equal into profits, or cotton was the ONLY thing blacks were forced to do. Do you not understand the concept of slavery? Or do you think a slaves only job is to pick cotton? Whites did what they did to form this country but to minimize the strength and power of millions of slaves(free labor for whatever venture) for centuries is small minded and Im here to engage in more challenging debate. Even so...these slaves have been dead and gone for generations, did you do any work? You surely were not a slave, I'm quite certain you could not be that old:p Just like the European Jews who think Palestine belongs to them because they're ancestors (supposedly) came from there over 2,000 years ago. We don't owe the Blacks anything.