Deval Patrick in Bloomberg.com


On Civil Rights: Reparations for slavery without reconciliation won't satisfy

He demurred when asked about reparations for descendants of American slaves, a proposal that has been embraced by several other candidates. "Yes we need to deal with the chronic poverty and marginalization that has been true of an overwhelming number of our people that has its roots in slavery," Patrick said. "But once the check is written, unless we have reconciliation, unless we have some truth telling about what actually happened, I'm just not sure we're going to feel satisfied."
Source: Bloomberg News on 2019 Democratic primary Nov 20, 2019

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