Black Americans’ persecution history is sui generis among US groups

Evidence

Another common question is: Why should reparations be limited to black Americans? Aren’t other groups equally deserving? Short answer: The history described in Part II is sui generis. No other group has experienced that level of sustained persecution because of their race as black people have—except perhaps for Tribal Nations, which have received some form of reparations. — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations, 548

Categorization

• DEFINE: ‘Sui generis’ is the load-bearing term here — Brown’s claim that black history is in its own category is the definitional linchpin for confining reparations to black Americans.