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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June 29, 2018

On February 6, 2017, the Charlottesville five-member City Council votes 3 to 2 remove the Lee statue and unanimously to rename Lee Park. In April 2017, the City Council votes 3 to 2 (as with the February vote) that the statue be removed completely from Charlottesville and sold to whoever the Council chooses.

June 28, 2018

In February 1866, the Second Freedmen’s Bureau Act, including provisions for setting aside tracts of land, is vetoed. Land already distributed to Freedmen is reclaimed by the Federal government and routed to former slaveholders.

September 7, 2018

The Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. responds to the Black Manifesto, not using the term reparations, by giving funds to the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO) for support of program possibilities, including those which develop as a result of the National Black Economic Development Conference (NBEDC).