“While it might be convenient to assume that we can address the current divisive racial and political climate in our nation through race neutral means, experience shows that we have not escaped our history. Though the Civil Rights Movement challenged many of the most racist practices and structures that subjugated the African American community, it was not followed by a commitment to truth and reconciliation. For that reason, the legacy of racial inequality has persisted, and left the nation vulnerable to a range of problems that continue to yield division, racial disparities and injustice. By passing H.R. 40, Congress can start a movement toward the national reckoning we need to bridge racial divides.”(Sheila Jackson Lee)
VERSE 1
Queens and Kings from Africa
Taken in chains to build America
Infinite wealth gap off our blood and sweat
Reparative justice, now we’re here to get
CHORUS
H.R. 40
Reparations now
H.R. 40
We won’t back down
VERSE 2
Lynchings and land loss, voter…
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