Reparations — Beyond Acres and the Mule

“Callie House was imprisoned, came home, got ill and died, but the movement continued. You can trace the movement all the way back from her up through today’s National Commission for Reparations as Callie House political descendants.”

“The key lesson from what’s happening in Evanston [is that] reparations are possible [and] it’s not a political nonstarter…There is broad and diverse will, appetite and heart to accomplish it, and it is overdue.”

“We’re at this moment where there’s recognition and acknowledgement…The movement is growing. The prospect of what’s possible is widening. Let’s just cut to the chase and say that we’re tired of waiting.”

“When I started advocating and supporting reparations, I was a mere teenager. Today, I’m in my 60s…the formerly scolding reparations word is now hip and mainstream, thanks to people and organizations who never gave up the fight.”

“But Reparations – are still a distant dream to be fought for. We must make real as the central demand. This would be the ultimate–Praise Song for our Ancestors–
Anchored across the Seas.”