ST. LOUIS — Descendants of the Black people enslaved by St. Louis University have for the first time calculated how much labor and wealth was stolen from their ancestors, their latest effort in a years-long push for the university to “make good on promises of justice and accountability.”
ST. LOUIS — In an effort to pressure St. Louis University officials to honor and support the descendants of slaves who helped build the campus, civil rights attorney Areva Martin on Thursday announced $70 billion in reparations owed to them.
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DESCENDANTS OF ENSLAVED THAT BUILT ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY – JOINED BY SEN. KARLA MAY (D-05), LEAD COUNSEL AREVA MARTIN, EXPERTS, AND NEARLY 200 SUPPORTERS – UNVEILED VALUE OF STOLEN LABOR THAT BUILT ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY IN FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND ASSESSMENT Descendants and supporters called on University to disgorge assets; experts estimate value of slave labor that built