The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America

The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N'COBRA) is an organization based out of Washington, DC that seeks financial compensation for the descendants of former slaves in the United States.

Origins

Goals

The group advocates that the US Government, US corporations and individuals who benefited from the labors of former slaves should pay reparations of an undisclosed amount and say that further study needs to be done to find the exact amount, but estimate that the amount may be approximately $8,000,000,000,000 (eight trillion.)[1] Based on the estimated US population for 2008,[2] this amounts to approximately $205,000 per black citizen in the United States. The group also seeks an apology from the entire white race, including those considered "white" in the United States today who came over after the slave movement.

Supporters

The following list of persons spoke at a 2002 rally in Washington DC:[3]

Legislation

In 2001, N'COBRA supported H.R.40, entitled Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act.[4] This bill was sponsored by Rep John Conyers Jr. and included the following co-sponsors:[5]

References

  1. "Ncobra Information". Ncobra.com. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  2. "CIA - The World Factbook - United States". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  3. "NCOBRA". Web.archive.org. 2003-02-08. Archived from the original on February 8, 2003. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  4. "NCOBRA". Web.archive.org. 2002-12-12. Archived from the original on December 12, 2002. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  5. "Bill Summary & Status - 107th Congress (2001 - 2002) - H.R.40 - THOMAS (Library of Congress)". Thomas.loc.gov. 2001-01-03. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
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