Reparations signal the end of slavery’s remaining badges and incidents

Evidence

The words Justice Douglas wrote in his 1968 decision are unfortunately still relevant: “Some badges of slavery remain today.” Progress toward reparations would signal the death knell for the “badges and incidents” of slavery that remain and would mark a first step in overcoming the national addiction to white supremacy. In sum, reparations are doable. There are virtually no questions that the PtSD Commission structure cannot figure out. — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations, 596

Categorization

• DEFINE: ‘Badges and incidents’ is the legal phrase from the Thirteenth Amendment jurisprudence — Justice Douglas’s 1968 line ties historical authority to present claim.