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Lawmakers, Advocates Set Example for Biden on Reparations

Shortly after entering office, President Joe Biden (D) reiterated his pledge to tackle systemic racism by increasing lending to Black entrepreneurs and launching infrastructure projects to spur employment. For proponents of reparations, however, few, if any, other options exist to reverse the long-term effects of chattel slavery, segregation, redlining and other institutional practices that have long placed Black people at the bottom of the American caste system.

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