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That promise of 40 acres and a mule to freed Black slaves turned out to be short-lived and mostly unfulfilled. The order, signed by Gen. William Sherman with President Abraham
That promise of 40 acres and a mule to freed Black slaves turned out to be short-lived and mostly unfulfilled. The order, signed by Gen. William Sherman with President Abraham
The reparations task force has been working for two years on a plan to readdress the generational effects of racism and slavery on Black Californians. Their report must not get shelved. This is too important.
State Sen. Steven Bradford wants to give Black people closed prisons in rural towns. It's exactly the sort of weird plan that might move a wary Legislature.
* To read Part 1 of the Reuters series, Slavery's Descendants: America's Family Secret, click here June 27 (Reuters) - The idea of paying reparations or making other amends for slavery and discrim...