And here: Slave Reparation Lawsuit Filed in NYC
A TEAM of lawyers led by a Harvard professor is preparing to sue the US Government and surviving businesses that profited from slavery.
“We will be seeking more than just monetary compensation,” Charles Ogletree, leader of the Reparations Assessment Group, said. “We want a change in America. We want full recognition, and a remedy, of how slavery stigmatised, raped, murdered and exploited millions of Africans through no fault of their own.” The group includes Johnnie Cochran, who defended O.J. Simpson; Alexander Pires Jr, who won a $1 billion settlement for black farmers who claimed discrimination by the US Department of ...