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Jesse Jackson Jr. on Reparations
Who he is: US Congressman, Second Congressional District of
Illinois, son of activist Jesse Jackson
Official stand: In Favor
Details:
Jesse Jackson Jr. was first elected to Congress in 1995, and is currently
in his 4th term. He has supported slavery reparations pretty much since
first getting elected.
Quotes:
- "I am not opposed to a congressional apology for slavery, but
contrition carries conditions. A government apology for slavery is a valid
collective symbolic act, but it is appropriate only if it is accompanied by
substance that repairs the damage that is the basis for the apology."
- "An
Apology For Slavery? Contrition Carries Conditions," op-ed piece,
6/7/1997
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