Yeah man, after slavery was abolished southern whites who owned them just like, lost all their wealth.
That said, while I'll be first to admit that slavery has an impact on today's black Americans, I do think that in many cases some really DO need to get over it. The victim complex is mighty, mighty powerful. I think both arguments have a point but they're both on one extreme that fail to see the real picture. Black folks who blame their circumstance ENTIRELY on the past without trying and try to make an effort to make excuses for themselves are about as bad as the people who say the past doesn't matter -- not even a little bit, like, it doesn't matter at all.
The past affects us, but don't act like blacks are only just a victim. It's a complex issue. Dreams Vision's post should have closed the thread due to its accuracy.