Slave owners received reparations

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$8000 for each slave :francis:


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On April 16, 1862, President Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act. This law prohibited slavery in the District, forcing its 900-odd slaveholders to free their slaves, with the government paying owners an average of about $300 (equivalent to $8,000 in 2019) for each.
 

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$8000 for each slave :francis:


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On April 16, 1862, President Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act. This law prohibited slavery in the District, forcing its 900-odd slaveholders to free their slaves, with the government paying owners an average of about $300 (equivalent to $8,000 in 2019) for each.[/QUOTEreparations for black folk around lincoln era was handled by booker t washington. he took care of the south just fine
 
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