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Slavery was the ultimate labor distortion – empowering workers today would be a form of reparations

  • Written by Joerg Rieger, Professor of Theology, Vanderbilt Divinity School
Slavery was the ultimate labor distortion – empowering workers today would be a form of reparationsLabor violations disproportionately affect Black Americans.Katie Falkenberg/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The conversation about reparations for slavery entered a new stage earlier in 2021, with the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voting for the creation of a commission to address the matter.

The bill, H.R. 40, has been introduced every Congress...

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