UN panel says the U.S. owes reparations to African-Americans

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PBS NEWSHOUR announced that a recent report by a United Nations-affiliated group has stated that US owes reparations to African Americans.

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http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20248&LangID=E

PBS noted that "The UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent said that compensation is necessary to combat the disadvantages caused by 245 years of legally allowing the sale of people based on the color of their skin.The U.N. group warned that the U.S. has not confronted its legacy of “racial terrorism.”The report, which is non-binding, specified that reparations can come in a variety of ways, including educational opportunities, psychological rehabilitation, debt cancellation and formal apologies..."

Read more: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/reparations-african-americans-un/