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The oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Massacre is a key witness for a national movement gaining momentum
For as long as slavery has been outlawed in America, there have been Black Americans demanding compensation for the horrors of the institution and its vestiges. But in the years since the police killing of George Floyd, local governments, civil rights attorneys and activists have embraced the cause of financial redress with a new fervor and ambition: according to activists, there are more than 100 local efforts underway across the country. Although many of these efforts, such as housing and economic stimulus programs, fall short of what purists would consider “reparations” — that is, direct payments to descendants of those who were victims of historic racial sins — they’ve nevertheless contributed to an era of redress. Pro Jim Crow White Power “This is certainly one of the most significant moments in the history of the United States,” said Ron Daniels, who leads the National African American Reparations Commission, a collaborative of activists and academics. Daniels notes that Tulsa, “one of the most egregious wounds in the history of Black people in this country,” remains a key reparations battleground.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2023/10/04/tulsa-massacre-viola-fletcher-reparations/
For as long as slavery has been outlawed in America, there have been Black Americans demanding compensation for the horrors of the institution and its vestiges. But in the years since the police killing of George Floyd, local governments, civil rights attorneys and activists have embraced the cause of financial redress with a new fervor and ambition: according to activists, there are more than 100 local efforts underway across the country. Although many of these efforts, such as housing and economic stimulus programs, fall short of what purists would consider “reparations” — that is, direct payments to descendants of those who were victims of historic racial sins — they’ve nevertheless contributed to an era of redress. Pro Jim Crow White Power “This is certainly one of the most significant moments in the history of the United States,” said Ron Daniels, who leads the National African American Reparations Commission, a collaborative of activists and academics. Daniels notes that Tulsa, “one of the most egregious wounds in the history of Black people in this country,” remains a key reparations battleground.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2023/10/04/tulsa-massacre-viola-fletcher-reparations/
