What Leads Democrats to Champion a Civil Rights Agenda? The Case of Slavery Reparations (H.R. 40)

• In Event: Rhetoric, Reparations, and Representation

Brief Overview

Using the case of H.R. 40 – pending Congressional legislation to establish a commission on slavery reparations—this paper examines the forces likely to spur (or block) greater attention to civil rights among elected Democrats.

Authors

• Elizabeth Rigby, George Washington University

• Vernicia Amani Griffie, George Washington University