Study Guide: The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Unabridged‪)‬

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Coates’ widely acclaimed and award-winning essay “The Case for Reparations” covers historical ground, from Bacon’s Rebellion in the late 17th century to the Great Recession of the early 21st century, to make the case that the United States government ought to pay reparations to African Americans for the harm inflicted upon them by slavery and subsequent discrimination.

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