This article recounts the origins and history of the Freedmen's Bank (1865–1874), providing an important reminder of the lingering injustices we must address lest they continue to repeat themselves. Rooted in documented and recorded Black financial losses, I suggest that the Freedmen's Bank offers a necessary platform for Black reparations. Shifting the reparations focus to the Freedmen's Bank, I conclude my discussion by outlining the fruitful reparations platform this historical episode affords.

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七十亿的赔偿理由

这篇文章讲述了自由人银行 (1865-1874) 的起源和历史，提供了一个重要的提醒，提醒我们必须解决挥之不去的不公正，以免它们继续重演。根植于记录和记录的黑人经济损失，我建议自由人银行为黑人赔偿提供必要的平台。将赔偿重点转移到自由人银行，我通过概述这一历史事件提供的富有成效的赔偿平台来结束我的讨论。