Day Eight —Compensated Emancipation Act
This February, Rachel Cargle is posting a daily prompt on her Instagram feed, a topic to research and reflect on. “Black history is American history. Do the work to learn and honor it.”
Day Eight Prompt
Compensated Emancipation Act
Brief Reflection
This should have been the legal, official start of making amends for the centuries of slavery that preceded. We botched it.
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