Slavery Reparations

Los and Bertram discuss the history of the argument for slavery reparations. What are the obstacles and why hasn't this been done already? Thank you for listening! We love you. Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, spread the word about this podcast. Resources from this episode: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/ (The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates) https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/01/12/376781165/the-story-behind-40-acres-and-a-mule (NPR - The Story Behind '40 Acres and a Mule') https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/us/reparations-slavery.html (NYT - America has tried reparations before) https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-long-history-of-american-slavery-reparations-11568991623 (WSJ - The Long History of American Slavery Reparations) https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/bigideas/why-we-need-reparations-for-black-americans/ (Why we need reparations for slavery) https://www.vox.com/2014/5/23/5741352/six-times-victims-have-received-reparations-including-four-in-the-us (Vox - Six times victims have received reparations) https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/katrinaforrester/files/forrester_reparations_history_and_the_origins_of_global_justice.pdf (Reparations, History and the Origins of Global Justice) https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/redlining.asp (What is Redlining)