"In truth…" he looked at Riley who also was waiting for him to continue. He swallowed. "In truth, I wish blacks would stop bringing up slavery. How is that even still relevant? Everybody that owned slaves is now dead. Look, I'm as far from being a racist as I can get." He reached out and lightly squeezed his wife's hand. "I'm part Cherokee, I'm married to a black woman and I have two black children and another on the way. But it ain't right for blacks to be asking for reparations when they weren't even slaves." He looked at Riley for backup, but Riley thought it would be wise for him to say nothing.
Before Stella could speak Shaun did. "You don't know that slavery impacts us today? Right here on this mountain there were families that owned slaves. Can you imagine what it takes to be able
