In Episode 7, we discuss the complex issue of reparations for Black Americans. We talk about the imprint slavery has on life in America today, including homeownership, generational wealth, education, health, and much more. We look at 40 acres and a mule, the historical precedent for reparations, how reparations could be quantified, and the many differing opinions on the topic. 

Episode links:

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ article “The Case for Reparations’:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/

H.R.40 Reparation Bill:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/40/text

From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century by William A. Darity Jr. and Andrea Kirsten Mullen:

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/17/879041052/william-darity-jr-discusses-reparations-racial-equality-in-his-new-book

Obama’s Eulogy for John Lewis:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/us/obama-eulogy-john-lewis-full-transcript.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/us/obama-eulogy-john-lewis-full-transcript.html