Dorothy Brown

We paid compensation to tribal nations for land theft and economic exploitation.

We paid compensation to tribal nations for land theft and economic exploitation.

And finally, we paid compensation to Americans of Japanese descent who were mass incarcerated during World War II.

And finally, we paid compensation to Americans of Japanese descent who were mass incarcerated during World War II.

So when people hear that, things that happen to Black Americans, but Black Americans never receive payment for, they go, wait a minute, that's not fair.

So when people hear that, things that happen to Black Americans, but Black Americans never receive payment for, they go, wait a minute, that's not fair.

And then when they learn the history of race in America, that the 13th Amendment didn't fix

And then when they learn the history of race in America, that the 13th Amendment didn't fix

much.

much.

Combine that with our history of paying reparations convinced skeptical people to become supporters.

Combine that with our history of paying reparations convinced skeptical people to become supporters.

So the messaging really bore out the arguments I was making in the book.

So the messaging really bore out the arguments I was making in the book.

Those questions are so important and so fraught.

Those questions are so important and so fraught.

So my solution is to have a commission to study it.

So my solution is to have a commission to study it.

So you're like a commissioner where good ideas go to die, Dorothy.

So you're like a commissioner where good ideas go to die, Dorothy.