Reparations for Slaves’ Descendants Supported

The Inglewood City Council has agreed to support the concept of federal government reparations for the descendants of slaves, but only after the resolution was broadened to include other ethnic groups that have suffered discrimination.

A strongly worded resolution introduced by Councilman Garland Hardeman lamented the “barbarities of institutionalized slavery” on African-Americans and urged Congress to support a bill introduced by Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) to create a congressional committee to study reparations for slaves’ descendants.

To win the support of the city’s two non-black councilmen, the measure noted that the city abhors injustices to all groups, but did not seek reparations.