Chair Camilla Moore said the report was the most extensive government-issued report on the African-American community for over 50 years.
“Therefore, this interim report exceeds expectations in proving claims against the African-American / American liberation slave community of local governments, and people across California and the United States educate and organize this report. We hope to use it as a tool. State and federal level. “
This document outlines how African Americans were affected, including slavery, deprivation of political rights, labor, housing, education, the criminal justice system, arts and culture. The panel contained preliminary recommendations for each category, but said the final report would be published next year.
“After the Revolutionary War, the US government continued to pass legislation to maintain this false racial hierarchy that treated all blacks as inferior to humans,” the report said.
The Task Force is calling on state offices to process claims and “identify and mitigate how current and previous policies have hurt and destabilized black families.” Restore historic sites. To support education. And we provide free legal assistance and other services.
Other recommendations include a state constitution language update. Remove racial prejudice and discriminatory practices in standardized tests. Compensate for those who have been deprived of their profits for their work. Investing and creating a free healthcare program. I apologize for the deprivation of political rights.
It is not yet clear how the state will implement these recommendations.
According to the report, an estimated 1,500 enslaved African-Americans lived in California in 1852. According to the US Census Bureau, African Americans make up almost 6.5% of the state’s population.
In 2020, the state established a committee to study slavery as an institution and how it still affects African Americans. Last year, the Task Force conducted a hearing to discuss how the state should compensate for those affected by slavery, including descendants.
The Task Force said the interim report focused on identifying and summarizing “the myriad badges and cases of slavery,” and the group’s work was not completed.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta praised the report as a historic step and the Task Force as “a model for partners across the country.”
“I urge all Americans to read the Task Force report and re-commit to justice with us,” Bonta said.
Julia Vargas Jones of CNN contributed to this report.
Source: www.cnn.com
