‘Righting Wrongs’: Congress Is Taking Another Look At Reparations For Slavery

Legislation focusing on how the U.S. can apologize for slavery and make reparations to the descendants of slaves is getting renewed attention in Washington, sparked by a groundswell of support after last summer’s nationwide racial protests. A House committee debated a bill Wednesday that would direct more than a dozen experts to examine how the U.S. government supported slavery from 1619 a 1865 and created laws that…LEGGI TUTTO