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  1. Today @nytdavidbrooks echoes a position the New York Times took ... in 1878: "Who will recompense the millions of men and women for the years of liberty of which they have been defrauded?" nytimes.com/1878/04/21/archives/an-unsettled-account.html @nytdavidbrooks/1103841153982648325
    1. …in reply to @wcaleb
      In 1878, what caused the Times to change its mind about reparations was a lawsuit for restitution by the woman at the center of my forthcoming book: Henrietta Wood. Black women have been asking this question from the beginning. #InternationalWomensDay 10:11 AM - 8 Mar 2019