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Proposals for Reparations for African Americans: A Brief Overview (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Aug. 27, 2008
Report Number RS20740
Report Type Report
Authors Garrine P. Laney, Domestic Social Policy Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Legislative proposals that relate to reparations for and racial segregation directedat African Americans include H.R. 40 (Conyers) and H.Res. 194 (Cohen). H.R. 40would create a commission to study the institution of slavery and subsequent racialdiscrimination against African Americans and their impact on living African Americansand to recommend remedies to Congress. H.Res. 194 would apologize for theenslavement of African Americans and their racial segregation.