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Yellen Visits Onetime Slave-Trading Post, Amid American Debate Over Reparations
The visit comes amid growing calls on the left for reparations for slavery, including a California task force weighing $350,000 in compensation to descendants of slaves and a San Francisco city committee eyeing a $5 million payment.
Treasury Secretary Yellen stands in the 'Door Of No Return' on Goree Island, Senegal, January 21, 2023. AP/Stefan Kleinowitz
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