Topic > The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coatess Analysis

To make matters worse, they were only able to renegotiate housing rights with 106 homeowners out of the 552 who supported the movement. For the unlucky ones, they lost everything and were forced to move. To me, the documentary included in the article was too cheerful and forgiving of the fact that this movement was putting homes and hundreds of black residents in Chicago at risk. The negative facts of this movement and the results still prevalent in the present were touched upon by the words on the screen, instead of being discussed with the victors. What happened to the people who lost their homes? Did those who won help them? Or did they reap their benefits and carry on with their lives in their newly acquired home? It would have been nice to see their perspective of losing their goal and the idea that they didn't stick together like they promised. Not every move is perfect and I think it would have been a refreshing take on this issue if it focused more on the loss than a few