Fitty slaves to the fitty :pimp

Good point....
Or should I say powerful point ;-)

there are quite a few american businesses that benefited from slavery
1. Lehman Brothers
2. Aetna, Inc.
3. JPMorgan Chase
4. New York Life.
5. Wachovia Corporation
6. N M Rothschild & Sons Bank in London.
7. Norfolk Southern
8. E.W. Scripps and Gannett.
9. FleetBoston
10. CSX
11. Canadian National Railway Company.
12. Brown Brothers Harriman.
13. Brooks Brothers
14. Barclays
15. AIG

slavery money is old money, so there are definitely people in america who're better off, because of their ancestors past involvement in slavery. Millions of people taken from Africa were considered fit for slavery because they looked different. Religion and bullshit pseudoscience's were used to justify the institution. When slavery was 'abolished', through terrorism/fraud/outright racism black people were kept from ever becoming self sufficient. Every single time a black town began to prosper, white people rioted and destroyed all their progress(Tulsa Oklahoma, amongst others). For over 100 years after the 'end' of american slavery, all across the board black people were denied equal opportunities. In schools, the legal system, the job market, in housing, in politics, in just about every arena.

So if you can afford to think critically, and not like a fucking moron, you'll see that the answers to both of your questions is YES. I understand your ignorance, you seem to be from the UK, but the way you commented is typical of racists.