Qasim Rashid
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Today is the 161 year anniversary of the Compensated Emancipation Act. On April 16, 1862, Washington D.C. paid reparations for ending slavery—to the enslavers.

Yep—white supremacist enslavers got reparations for giving up the people they enslaved. The enslaved got nothing. Ever.
01:16 PM - Apr 16, 2023
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Tony
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Reparations to British slave owners were paid through a loan taken out by UK govt. in 1835. It was only paid off in 2015. Original loan was 20million GBP (about 200bn GBP in today's money). France had a similar arrangement. I think the US did too via Compensated Emancipation act...pretty depressing
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03:12 AM - Apr 17, 2023
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