11. 40 Acres, A Mule, & Reparations

Black Washed History

05/05/21 • 20 min

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In this episode Black History Educator Brittany Wilkins discusses the city of Evanston, Illinois plan for reparations along with HR-40 legislation to study slavery reparations for African Americans. Podcast summarizes and analyzes the thoughts and opinions on the perspective of how reparations should be distributed, the plan for reparations, the criteria to be eligible for reparations, and the plea to America to end systemic injustices against African Americans.

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05/05/21 • 20 min

Black Washed History - 11. 40 Acres, A Mule, & Reparations

Transcript

Dear, America

Run me my 40 acres and a mule.

Run me my reparations for 400 plus years of slavery taking my ancestors from their native land

Run me my reparations for colonizing and under-developing Africa

Run me my reparations for the brutalizations and victimization inflicted upon my brothers and sisters

Run me my reparations for the unpaid wages and hard labor in building America

Run me my reparations for those countless hours my ancestors picked cotton i

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