In the book, Addington suggests the nation’s original investment in racial oppression damages the nation and hurts us all—people of color and white people alike. He proposes that the “reparations” conversation is about more than an unpaid debt owed to the descendants of enslaved Africans; it is about how we all work to prepare our nation for a challenging future and invest in communities that are equitable, just and sustainable.
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