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Should the U.S. provide reparations for slavery and Jim Crow?

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imageWoman with slave girl in the mid 19th century, New Orleans.http://www.burnsarchive.com/

Editor’s note: This article is part of our collaboration with Point Taken, a new program from WGBH that will next air on Tuesday, May 10 on PBS and online at pbs.org. The show features fact-based debate on major issues of the day, without the shouting.

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