Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you'll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean . The prospect of reparations for slavery has proven to be one of the longest and most contentious social justice battles for Black Americans. The fight dates back to the promise of '40 acres and a mule' after emancipation in 1865, and became an issue in Congress in 1989, when Rep. John Conyers introduced the 'Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act.' |