Some Caribbean nations, such as Jamaica, Antigua, and Barbuda, already have national commissions on reparations; countries that have yet to set up commissions have agreed to do so. The 14 nations unanimously voted to file the suits simultaneously, believing this attempt will be more successful than prior attempts. In the United States, slave reparations has often been a controversial topic. Though the House apologized for slavery in 2008 and the Senate in 2009, neither has mentioned reparations for African Americans descended from slavery. Back in 2008, then-SenatorBarack Obama said he didn’t support reparations, This placed him at odds with the NAACP, the Urban League, SCLC, and more than 20 members of Congress who introduced legislation to create a commission on slavery.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 07:49:22 +0000
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