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Henrietta Wood Sues For Reparations (1878)

Published: April 26, 2022, 8:30 a.m.

It\u2019s April 26th. This day in 1878, a verdict is delivered in a suit brought by the formerly-enslaved woman Henrietta Wood. She sued her former enslaver Zebulon Ward for reparations \u2014 and an all-white jury sided with her.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss this largely-forgotten early case for reparations, and why it didn\u2019t set a larger precedent.

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