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1. Opponents of reparations for slavery said it was not doable … even in 1890s, when it still was. archives.gov/publications/prologue/2010/summer/slave-pension.html @tanehisicoates
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2. "there has never been the remotest prospect that the bill would become a law.” Barrett on slave reparations, 1899 archives.gov/publications/prologue/2010/summer/slave-pension.html
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3. "this measure is not deserving of serious consideration by Congress.” Recommend "its indefinite postponement.” Senate Committee, 1899
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4. Reparations wd "be followed by inevitable disappointment, & probably distrust of the dominant race.” Federal Pensions official, 1902