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On the recordJune 19, 2025
It has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the crime of enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on the lives of millions of Black people in the United States.
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Robert Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania
Source
usatoday.com

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Lee asserts the moral and legal necessity of reparations for the historical injustices of slavery.

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