Reparations is gaining stream as a viable approach to remedying racial inequities from the past. The idea can be traced back to the Civil war period to Field Order 15 up through the recent House Bill H.R. 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act introduced the United States House of Representatives in 2021. Below please find the California Reparations Report, it provides a comprehensive overview of the state's history and the rationale undergriding this appraoch to remdying the wrongs of the past.
Reparations Meeting-Final Report-june 29. 2023
The California Reparations Report | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General
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