In 1915, the US Treasury Department is sued for $68 million in remuneration for labor performed under slavery. The US Government dismisses the case on grounds of sovereign immunity.

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Beginning work in 2011, the Illinois Torture Inquiry Relief Commission (TIRC) refers 17 cases to circuit court for judicial review for potential relief. Three convicts are freed based on review of their cases. Individuals may initiate claims to the commission. As of April 2016, another 130 cases are heard regarding torture not committed by former Chicago Police Department commander Jon Burge or his subordinates.

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In the 1980s, organizations with reparations as a part of their agenda include the December 12th Movement; the Uhuru Movement; the Republic of New Afrika (RNA); the National Black United Front (NBUF); the African People’s Socialist Party and its African National Reparations Organization; the New Afrikan Peoples Organization; and the Nation of Islam.

June 29, 2018

In November 2006, the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania resolves to investigate sources of personal and family wealth from activities related to the slave trade.