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Washington Dems Officially Back Reparations | Spokane News
Washington State Democrats just made history by unanimously adopting a reparations platform — the first statewide party in the U.S. to call for both studying and implementing reparations for chattel slavery, right after Juneteenth. Party Chair Shasti Conrad framed it as essential to democracy and Black history, while former Rep. Jesse Wineberry dramatically showed up as Robert Hemmings — Jefferson’s first legally freed enslaved valet — to underscore how enslaved labor built the nation’s freedom. A $300K study is already underway to explore cash payments or policy reforms in Washington and…
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