United States: Obama Signs Law To Repay Some Native Americans And African Americans For Past ...

United States: Obama Signs Law To Repay Some Native Americans And African Americans For Past Discrimination   President Obama signed into law a bill passed by the Congress – the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 – that will award $4.6 billion to Native American landowners and African-American farmers who claimed the U.S. Government discriminated against them.   Speaking about the new law Obama said it “isn’t simply a matter of making amends; it’s about reaffirming our values on which this nation...

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