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In a liberal Chicago suburb, the proponents of a reparations scheme for victims of racism hope it will inspire something bigger. Register for free to learn why that seems decidedly quixotic Photo: Akilah Townsend/The New York Times/Redux/eyevine
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In a liberal Chicago suburb, the proponents of a reparations scheme for victims of racism hope it will inspire something bigger. Register for free to learn why that seems decidedly quixotic Photo: Akilah Townsend/The New York Times/Redux/eyevine

In a liberal Chicago suburb, the proponents of a reparations scheme for victims of racism hope it will inspire something bigger. Register for free to learn why that seems decidedly quixotic Photo: Akilah Townsend/The New York Times/Redux/eyevine

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