Could New York’s Reparations Commission Target Wall Street, Insurance Companies for Southern Slavery?
As Governor Hochul’s reparations commission meets this year, one key question will be the extent to which the private sector will be held responsible for early ties to slavery.
As a New York commission meets this year to address the state’s “legacy of slavery,” the next front of the reparations battle could be the extent to which the private sector — especially long-standing financial institutions in the state — will be held responsible for the lingering effects of slavery more than 150 years after it was outlawed.
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