Dik Van Iten poses this question for our reflection: Should the United States Government, acting on behalf of its citizenry, create a reparations program whereby amends are made for the benefit of living survivors of their ancestors who were forced into slavery? Dik provided the PDF “Preparation for 9-12-2021 service” for additional information. Dik Van Iten retired as chair of the Philosophy Department at Iowa State University and has taught adult education classes and coordinated international education tours.