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Boston City Council votes to study reparations for Black Bostonians

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Boston will be closely watched given its troubled racial history, including its role in supporting and financing slavery even after Massachusetts abolished it.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Council votes to study reparations for Black Bostonians (opens MyNorthwest)

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    BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston City Council voted Wednesday to form a task force to study how it can provide reparations for and other forms of atonement to

  2. News Center Maine

    Boston City Council votes to study reparations for Black Bostonians (opens News Center Maine)

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    Boston will be closely watched given its troubled racial history, including its role in supporting and financing slavery even after Massachusetts abolished it.

  3. FOX 5 New York

    Boston to study reparations for Black residents (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    The Boston City Council voted Wednesday to form a task force to study how it can provide reparations for and other forms of atonement to Black Bostonians for the city's role in slavery and its legacy of inequality.

  4. Washington Times

    Boston City Council votes to study reparations for Black residents (opens Washington Times)

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    The Boston City Council voted Wednesday to form a task force to study how it can provide reparations for and other forms of atonement to Black Bostonians for the city’s role in slavery and its legacy of inequality.

  5. Governing

    Boston Reparations Task Force Receives Council Support (opens Governing)

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    The City Council has unanimously approved the task force, which would research the history and the effects of slavery in Boston and then assess and advise the city on next steps. The mayor must sign off for it to become law.

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