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LINK Slavery Reparations Study Set for House Judiciary Markup

A bill to study paying reparations to descendants of slaves will be considered in the House Judiciary Committee next week, paving the way for a possible vote on an issue that has become increasingly mainstream in recent years of racial reckoning.

The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday will mark up and vote on a bill from Texas Representative Sheila Jackson Lee that would establish a commission to examine the role of federal and state governments in slavery and racial discrimination from 1619 to present day. The commission would recommend remedies, including possible payments to make up for centuries of lost wealth.

HippieChick58 9 Apr 10
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Good. Especially given that the legacy of it is stilllll everywhere.

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About damn time..

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