Qasim Rashid, Esq.Apr 16, 2023

Today is the 161 year anniversary of the Compensated Emancipation Act. On April 16, 1862, Washington D.C. paid reparations for ending slavery—to the enslavers.

Yep—white supremacist enslavers got reparations for giving up the people they enslaved. The enslaved got nothing. Ever.

To this day the enslaved or their descendants have received zero reparations for building the foundation of America under centuries of enslavement, torture, rape, & murder.
#ReparationsAreOverDue

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General William Tecumseh Sherman, on Jan 15, 1865, in Field Order Number 15, granted up to 40 acres and a mule (or use of a mule) to emancipated slaves within his jurisdiction. "Forty Acres and a Mule" was never implemented thoughout the country after the assassination of Lincoln later that spring. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_acres_and_a_mule
Forty acres and a mule - Wikipedia

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@mizblueprint @QasimRashid Seriously, fuck Andrew Johnson, Stole the land from the former enslaved, gave them back to the traitorous slave holders with a simple pardon if they kissed his ass.
Apr 16, 2023 at 10:31pmWeb