And so, that is the long history of this country, that does… - Ta-Nehisi Coates

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And so, that is the long history of this country, that doesn’t end, again, conservatively, until 1968. And so, there are people who are very, very much alive who have experienced that, who are suffering the after-effects and effects of that. And that’s what, you know, as far as I’m concerned, the whole movement around reparations is about.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates (born September 30, 1975) is a senior editor for and a memoirist. He often writes about , gaming, and current events.

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