S ince at least 1865, when Congress voted to set up the Freedmen’s Bureau, Americans have debated how and whether to compensate former slaves. In 2020, when Donald Trump had reawoken the left and George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man, was murdered by a policeman, the idea of reparations—paying money to the descendants of slaves—became almost mainstream. Some Democratic politicians, under pressure from activists and eager to be on the right side of history, agreed to set up commissions to study the idea. A few years later, those commissions are coming back with recommendations.
至少1865年，当国会投票决定建立弗里德曼局时，美国人辩论了如何以及是否补偿前奴隶。2020年，当唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）重新宣布左派时，一名无武装的非裔美国人乔治·弗洛伊德（George Floyd）被警察谋杀，赔偿的想法 - 向奴隶的后代支付了钱，几乎是主流的。一些民主党政客在活动家的压力下，渴望站在历史的右边，他们同意成立委员会来研究这一想法。几年后，这些委员会带来了建议。
