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Congress holds hearing on slavery reparations
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June 19, 2019
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2:37Now PlayingA day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (RKy.) said he was against reparations for slavery, on June 19 the House held a hearing to discuss a bill that would create a commission to study the legacy of slavery. One of the panelists, writer TaNehisi Coates, criticized McConnell, saying, “Victims of that plunder are very much alive today. I am sure they’d love a word with the majority leader.” Read moreSubscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube
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