The United Nations has voted to name the trans-Atlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity.” The landmark resolution, first proposed by Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, also calls for reparations as “a concrete step toward remedying historical wrongs.” Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have the details.
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