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Podcast: Black History Year
Episode: Inside This Black Man’s Genius Scheme To Get Reparations
Description: When Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and paid slave owners reparations, he didn’t have Black recipients in mind. Here’s how a Black freedman named Gabriel Coakley found a way to get reparations for himself._____________2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved...