State Reparations Resources
Source: Black Reparations Project Repository
Reparations Task Forces, Commissions, and Committees in the U.S.
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Greenbelt, Maryland Commission to Study and Develop Local Reparations Proposals
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Saint Paul, Minnesota Recovery Act Community Reparations Commission
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State of Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission
Reparations Legislation in the U.S.
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20 ILCS 405/405-540 State of Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission
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Amherst Resolution Affirming the Town of Amherst’s Commitment to End
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Detroit LPD Report & Proposed Resolution – Community Reparations (08-18-2020)
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Evanston Ordinance 102-O-20; Amending Portions of the City Code Codifying the Reparations Committee
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Fulton County A Resolution Creating and Establishing the Fulton County
Reparations Task Force To Research The Feasibility of Slavery Reparations For
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H.387 Burlington, Vermont Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals
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H.R. 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
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H.Res. 414 Recognizing that the United States has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on the lives of millions of Black people in the United States
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Ordinance No. 220966 Kansas City, Missouri Commission on Reparations Committee
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Proposed S.B. No. 818, Session Year 2023, An Act Establishing a Connecticut Reparations Task Force
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Resolution No. 20-128 Ashville Resolution Supporting Community Reparations for Black Asheville
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Resolution No. 2094 Greenbelt, Maryland Referendum Question to Establish Commission to Study and Develop Local Reparations Proposals
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Rhode Island Executive Order 2022-4 Establishing the Providence Municipal Reparations Commission
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S01163A Establishes the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies
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S. 40 The Commission to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans Act
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St. Louis Executive Order No. 75 Establishing City of St. Louis Reparations
Commission
Reparations Reports in the U.S.
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City of Evanston Equity & Empowerment Commission Reparations Recommendations (2019)
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City of Providence Municipal Reparations Commission Report (2022)
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The Electoral Impact of Racial Reckoning: The Implications of Candidates’ Support for Reparations on Voter Engagement in Detroit Report, University of Michigan (2022)
Reparative Efforts in Higher Education
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Georgetown University Reflects on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation
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Howard University School of Law Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center
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Louisiana State University CFFS Exchange Program: Slavery in Louisiana, Martinique, and the Caribbean: Websites
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Michigan State University African American Studies Transformative Gift
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Northeastern University School of Law Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project
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University of California Berkeley Othering & Belonging Institute California Reparations Task Force Collection of Expert Testimonies
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University of California Los Angeles Lonnie Bunch Center Black Policy Project
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University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries Reparations in the United States Timeline
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University of Michigan Center for Social Solutions Crafting Democratic Futures Project
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University of Virginia Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship Program
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University of Virginia Universities Studying Slavery Consortium
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University of Wisconsin Madison Libraries Repair & Reparations, African Americans Research Guide
Source: Black Reparations Project Repository
