Should New Jersey pay reparations for slavery?

Name: Should New Jersey pay reparations for slavery?
Uploaded: 2019-11-15T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 40 s
Description: Advocates and lawmakers want the state to study the impact and legacy of slavery in New Jersey and take action in the lame-duck session.

Michael Hill, NYPR | November 15, 2019 | Politics, Social Issues

A bill introduced in the New Jersey Legislature would create a Reparations Task Force.

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Michael Hill

NYPR

Michael Hill is NYPR's Host of Morning Edition at WNYC. Previously an anchor/correspondent with NJ Spotlight News, he also had news anchor and reporting stints in New York, Dallas, New Orleans and beyond.

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