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House holds first congressional hearing on reparations in 12 years

Name: House holds first congressional hearing on reparations in 12 years
Uploaded: 2019-06-20T15:03:02-0400
Duration: 9 min 5 s
Description: The House of Representatives held a hearing on a bill that would commission a study on possible financial reparations for descendants of slaves. Errin Haines Whack, national writer for The Associated Press, joins CBSN to discuss.

The House of Representatives held a hearing on a bill that would commission a study on possible financial reparations for descendants of slaves. Errin Haines Whack, national writer for The Associated Press, joins CBSN to discuss.