How Racist Lawmakers Thwarted This Early Attempt at Reparations The Freedmen’s Bureau was supposed to support formerly enslaved people.

This year marks 160 years since that bureau's creation, which makes this a great time to recognize its legacy, its unfulfilled promises, and what we can learn from it all.

My latest for @teenvogue.com

How Racist Lawmakers Thwarted This Early Attempt at Reparations The Freedmen’s Bureau was supposed to support formerly enslaved people.

This March marks 160 years since we (Black people in America) *almost* got reparations…

…that “40 acres and a mule”…

I wrote about the Freedmen’s Bureau for @teenvogue.com — its promises, failures, and lasting legacy.
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