Obama said he believes reparations are ‘justified’ and that ‘there’s not much question that the wealth… the power of this country was built in significant part — not exclusively, maybe not even the majority of it, but a large portion of it — was built on the backs of slaves,

Nope. Most of the country's might came from Entrepreneurship and Industry.

Most evidence suggests that slavery, particularly the plantation system, stunted the south's economic development.

That's what happens when you import vast amounts of cheap labor into collectivized plantations that depress local wages.

Obama said he believes reparations are ‘justified’ and that ‘there’s not much question that the wealth… the power of this country was built in significant part — not exclusively, maybe not even the majority of it, but a large portion of it — was built on the backs of slaves,

Nope. Most of the country's might came from Entrapanurealishp and Industry.

Most evidence suggests that slavery, particularly the plantation system, stunted the south's economic development.

That's what happens when you import vast amounts of cheap labor into collectivized plantations that depress local wages.