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[According to the report] California, which prohibited slavery when it joined the U.S. in 1850, looked the other way as enslaved people were trafficked into the state. Black people were often denied voting rights. Housing covenants were used to keep Black Californians from living in white communities.
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The task force will pivot to creating a detailed reparations proposal for the Legislature to consider. In a 5-4 decision in March [the task force determined that] compensation would be limited to the descendants of enslaved and free Black people. Some have [argued] that the eligible community should include all 2.6 million Black people in California.
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The report does recommend some [initial] actions, including establishing an office of Freedmen Affairs that could lead efforts to support Black Californians on a variety of issues. The report suggests raising the minimum wage, increasing investments in Black neighborhoods’ environmental infrastructure and addressing health inequities.