The new laws aim to establish a Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation process to investigate slavery's impact in New York City, which had significant slave ownership in the 1700s.
City Councilmembers Louis and Hudson are championing comprehensive legislation to launch a reparations study, display informational signs at the first slave market, and explore a freedom trail.
Speaker Adrienne Adams highlighted the necessity for addressing the enduring consequences of systemic racism and fostering healing through the recently passed reparations legislation.
The legislation, backed by Hudson and Louis, was opposed by all Republican members and some Democrats, illustrating the polarized view on reparations within the council.
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