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In one of the earliest examples of reparations, an ex-slave named Belinda petitioned the government and was granted an annuity. By: Matthew Wills On February 14, 1783, an elderly ex-slave known only as Belinda submitted a petition to the Massachusetts legislature. She asked for an annual pension for herself and her invalid daughter, Prine, to be […]

HOW AN EX-SLAVE SUCCESSFULLY WON A CASE FOR REPARATIONS IN 1783

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HOW AN EX-SLAVE SUCCESSFULLY WON A CASE FOR REPARATIONS IN 1783 Grandchildren of slaves. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. Inspired in part by journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, conversations about reparations for slavery and its aftermath have become mainstream. But they aren’t new: […]

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How an Ex-Slave Successfully Won a Case for Reparations in 1783

HOW AN EX-SLAVE SUCCESSFULLY WON A CASE FOR REPARATIONS IN 1783