Juneteenth
a wooden check-mark box; portrait photo of Marvin Slaughter Jr.
Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission

Should Illinois pursue reparations for descendants of slavery? Take the survey

As Juneteenth approaches, the debate continues about whether descendants of enslaved Black Americans should receive reparations. In 2022, the city of Evanston, near Chicago, made history as the first U.S. city to implement a publicly funded reparations program for Black Americans. But should the relief go even further... perhaps, statewide?

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