Lincoln signed a bill in 1862 that paid up to $300 for every enslaved person freed.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/opinion/when-slaveowners-got-reparations.html
Only the Autodidact is Free
Lincoln signed a bill in 1862 that paid up to $300 for every enslaved person freed.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/opinion/when-slaveowners-got-reparations.html