Reparations for Slavery | African American Poverty Should Be Addressed Without Resorting to Reparations
Wendy Kaminer is a senior correspondent for the liberal political magazine the American Prospect and is a contributing editor at the Atlantic Monthly. She also serves on the national board of the American Civil Liberties Union, a legal organization that defends free speech and individual rights.
Summary: Calls for slavery reparations are based on the assertion that the institution of slavery and the era of racism that followed it have led to widespread African American poverty. The problem with the appeal for reparations is that it relies on a...
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