Every nationality in every culture at one point or another had slavery or their version of it. If everyone in the world held current descendants responsible for the actions of their ancestors, we would be in a never-ending battle for litigation and compensation. I find "anglo-saxon", or variations thereof, nondescript for the majority of the people being discussed that are caucasians who, for generations, have been American citizens. After several hundred years and generations living in this country, we are Americans; nothing more, nothing less. All Americans, indeed the world at large, benefit from the past, even the darkest of periods. It seems that it is often overlooked that many caucasians and other nationalities fought on behalf of the slaves to offer them freedom and the same rights of any American citizen. It is rare if ever announced that these "Anglo-Saxons" attempted to champion the cause for equality of all natiojnalities, and still do today. This "black and white" situation is very far from it. By allowing these tensions to remain, you are only propagating and amplifying the disservices that have already been done. We need to change what we are doing now and tomorrow, since we cannot change what we did yesterday. Personally, I think the majority of the ethnic groups accused of these incidents have matured to the point that they realize the wrong that was done and have made immense strides in modifying their behaviors. However, a vast minority of those who were "oppressed" - indeed some who, in all likelihood, are not even descendants of the oppressed - seem to make it their personal mission to continue to allow these actions to influence the present; demanding recompense from people who had nothing to do with the orignal offense in the first place. All I am suggesting is that we cannot change the past, but we can influence the present and future. Live for today, to make tomorrow a better place for everyone.