Plantation house L’Hermitage, later known as the Best House, at Monocacy National Battlefield, Frederick, Maryland.

The 1860 U.S. Census lists slaves ‘owned’ by my maternal great-grandfather in Frederick County, Maryland. I had nothing to do with my great-grandfather’s slavery. I have everything to do with my response to it today.

New York, N.Y. I am the great-grandson of a slave owner from Frederick County, Maryland. My maternal great-grandfather, Warfield Simpson, is listed in the 1860 U.S. Census as owning eight human beings, ranging from a two-year-old child to a 33-year-old adult, including four teenagers. Among these enslaved individuals, a 25-year-old woman is noted as “mulatto,” yet all are tragically nameless.

As we confront our nation’s legacy of slavery, I want to acknowledge the immense pain and suffering inflicted upon these individuals and countless others. The institution of slavery has left a profound scar on our society, one that my family, however indirectly, is a part of.

Recognizing this, I firmly believe that reparations are necessary to address the generations of systemic racism and inequality that have persisted long after slavery’s end.

Although I had no hand in my great-grandfather’s actions, I have a responsibility in how I respond to this historical injustice today. In this video, I explore the importance of reparations and the role we all must play in striving for justice and equality.

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Video: Great-Grandson of Slave Owner Calls for Reparations (May 29, 2024)

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