There's no war. People whose families have been here prior to slavery feel that people who just got here or have been here after slavery don't deserve reparation payments.
The language being used to debate with is meaningless.
The people on the other side work their way into politics where they use their position to work against the initiatives for the locals and that's another point of contention.
It's all about someone who just got here wanting resources that are owed to the local population. there's no other point of contention