1865
Field Order No. 15 reversed
Land promised to freed families is returned to former enslavers.
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How Policy Built the Wealth Gap
Drag the slider through 160 years of decisions that took wealth from descendants of American slavery.
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- 01Federal + state bills
Step 01 · Monitor
Track the bills
Follow active reparations measures in Congress and the states.
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Step 02 · Document
Verify the receipts
Find slave schedules, Freedmen's records and land deeds in your county.
Search your county - 03Scripts + caucuses
Step 03 · Mobilize
Organize your district
Call your lawmaker, reach your Black Caucus and start a local group.
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