Advocacy group calls for slavery reparations in Mississippi
ISABELLE TAFT, Sun Herald
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BILOXI, Miss. (AP) Leo Carney doesn’t want Congress to stop with Juneteenth.
The co-founder of the Mississippi chapter of the American Descendants of Slavery wants to see reparations paid to the majority of Black Mississippians who trace their lineage to chattel slavery in the United States, during the nearly 250 years when that institution shaped the country’s economy, culture and even the Constitution.
The national group started as a Twitter hashtag (#ADOS) in 2016 to draw attention to the racial wealth gap. Carney helped found the Mississippi branch in 2019.