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BONUS: Ep. 1 of Into America presents: Uncounted Millions

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Economics of Emancipation and Post-Emancipation Schemes

This chapter explores the economics of emancipation, including compensated emancipation and the controversial issue of reparations for slave owners. It also delves into the post-emancipation period and the failed promises and schemes created to address the question of what would happen to black people once they gained their freedom.

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