Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Wednesday that the city has established a team to serve as a reparations task force.
Wu said the Boston Reparations Task Force will be comprised of a team of historians who study the city of Boston's role in the transatlantic slave trade and the impact slavery had on the city.
Each historian was evaluated by city staff and other members of the task force.
“Historians who will serve the city well by documenting Boston's role in the transatlantic slave trade and the myriad legacies of slavery that continue to impact the daily lives of the city's communities,” Wu said in a statement. I'm grateful to the team.” .
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Wednesday that she has established a team to serve as a reparations task force. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)
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“Through their scholarship and our partnership with the task force, we will gain a deeper understanding of the full picture of our city's history and look forward to a comprehensive report that builds on our ongoing efforts.” I am.”
After studying the city's history of slavery and its impact on current residents, the Boston Reparations Task Force produced a report with recommendations for “restorative justice solutions” to help Black residents, which city staff will review. We plan to make it possible.
In addition to examining Boston's legacy of slavery, the task force will work with the community to discuss their “lived experiences,” according to the task force's announcement. Website.
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Headquarters reportedly There is a budget of $500,000 to study this problem.
The task force reportedly has a budget of $500,000 to investigate the matter. (Lane Turner/Boston Globe via Getty Images)
“Boston is holding trials to redress historical injustices that directly and indirectly resulted from chattel slavery, and is seeking to investigate the truth and expand the narrative that provides a pool of evidence to advocate for remediation. “We are doing so,” said a member of the task force. Larci Frazier said.
The Boston City Council voted to establish a task force in December 2022.
This is the latest attempt by local governments to enact reparations. Similar efforts are underway at the federal level and across the country, typically in Democratic-controlled states and cities like San Francisco.
new york In December, it established a commission to consider how best to provide compensation to descendants of slaves.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during the State of the State Address on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 in Albany, New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul He signed a bill creating a “Regional Commission to Study the History of Slavery in New York State” to consider “various forms of reparations.”
