Article 6JMJ8 Slaves Built This Well-Known University, And Now Their Descendants Want $70 Billion in Reparations

Slaves Built This Well-Known University, And Now Their Descendants Want $70 Billion in Reparations

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Jessica Washington
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It's no secret that much of this country was built off the backs of enslaved people. From the White House to Wall Street, it's difficult to find a historical landmark without ties to our nation's brutal history of slavery. Now, descendants of enslaved people are looking to St. Louis University to settle a major debt....

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