Tennessee's Shelby County launches slavery reparations study

Commissioners of the county that includes Memphis have voted to launch a feasibility study to examine reparations for the descendants of slaves.

The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted on the measure on Wednesday, which allocates $5 million to fund a feasibility study to 'establish, develop, and implement reparations.'

All eight black members of the commission voted in favor of the measure, while the five white members all voted against it or abstained, citing financial concerns about the $5 million allocation.

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