Even among victims, support for reparations was initially split three ways.

Evidence

According to one estimate, at that time about one third of Japanese Americans supported a national campaign, one third were against it, and one third were neutral. Some believed that looking backward would only cause more pain. Others thought that even if they were to get an apology and restitution, no amount of money could compensate them for the true harm they had experienced. But those in support persevered. Their compelling narrative quickly gained traction among non-Japanese Americans. — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations, 190

Categorization

• XREF: Relevant to the objection that Black Americans themselves don’t uniformly support reparations — internal-community ambivalence is precedent, not disqualifying. — connects to: Support for reparations within the harmed community was initially divided and thin. — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations: How Building a…, 189; Opposition to reparations can come from within the affected community. — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations: How Building a…, 229; Reframing reparations beyond cash overcame fears of political division — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations: How Building a…, 501 (+3 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Support for reparations within the harmed community was initially divided and thin. — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations: How Building a…, 189; Opposition to reparations can come from within the affected community. — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations: How Building a…, 229; Reframing reparations beyond cash overcame fears of political division — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations: How Building a…, 501 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Support for reparations within the harmed community was initially divided and thin. #expands (0.93) — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations, 189