Ken Shropshire, Wharton Emeritus Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, joins Wharton Business Daily to discuss California’s new law that will require its agencies, including the Department of Human Resources, to collect information on Black people who may have been descendants of slaves.
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California’s New Law on Slavery Descendants: What Does it Mean for Reparations?
Wharton emeritus professor discusses the new California law about slavery descendants and what it means
August 31, 2022
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Updated: September 1, 2022
Wharton emeritus professor discusses the new California law about slavery descendants and what it means
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