Fulton County, Georgia, is moving forward with a study to determine whether descendants of slaves should be given reparations for past harms. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted in favor of $210,000 of funding toward funding the study.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted on Wednesday in favor of $210,000 of funding toward a reparations study to be conducted by the county and Atlanta University Center.The 4-2 vote leads the way for the study to bring on five people to research if reparations are necessary for some Fulton County residents.
Commissioner Bridget Thorne, who voted against the funding, denounced reparations as a"divisive concept" and expressed concern over how reparations could harm the community.
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