A California task force’s decision to limit reparations for slavery to people who can trace their lineage to free and enslaved Black people living in the U.S. during the 19th century has drawn criticism from task force members and experts.
Since the beginnings of the United States, an incalculable number of Black homes, jobs and wealth have been lost. Can the country make amends for these losses?A California task force’s decision to limit reparations for slavery to people who can trace their lineage to free and enslaved Black people living in the U.S.
Jovan Lewis, a University of California, Berkeley, professor and task force member, voiced support for limiting reparations. Names also pose a problem for those seeking compensation, Burroughs said. Family names may have changed since the 19th century. Names were also spelled differently back then, he said.The task force also faces questions about what constitutes reparations.
"That's our biggest hurdle of finding 41 votes on the assembly side once we're finished with this project, and 21 on my side of the house, to get this to the governor's desk, and hopefully he'll add his signature to whatever we come up with that we feel will not make people whole, but at least try to recognize and address it makes a level of atonement," California state Sen. Steve Bradford, a task force member, told ABC News.
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