The road to reparations
Belinda Royall, also known as Belinda Sutton, proposed the first recorded case of reparations in the U.S. in 1783 as a pension payment.
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Belinda Royall, also known as Belinda Sutton, proposed the first recorded case of reparations in the U.S. in 1783 as a pension payment.
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By Victor A. Patton | Central Valley Journalism Collaborative | Special to the OBSERVER - Charles James Ogletree Jr., a prominent attorney and legal scholar, was remembered and honored in his hometown of Merced, California, for his rise from poverty to become a star in the legal field and mentor to many, including Barack and Michelle Obama.
A mentor to the Obamas and many others, he was renowned for his work in both the classroom and the courtroom, taking cases on behalf of the famous and the indigent alike.
The Harvard Law professor represented Anita Hill, rapper Tupac Shakur and survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre.