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    Asheville, N.C., Approves Steps Toward Reparations For Black Residents

    "The blood capital that we have banked to spend today to fight for significant change came ... not from our allies but from Black men, women and children who died," said Councilman Keith Young.
    by Vanessa Romo Jul 15, 2020 3 minutes
    The Asheville, N.C., city council unanimously approved a resolution apologizing for the local government's historic role in slavery and for participating in racist and discriminatory policies that have led to the oppression of African Americans.

    In the 1850s and 60s white landowners in North Carolina turned to local newspapers to make large purchases, including the buying of human beings.

    An ad in the Asheville News on August 11, 1859, offers a glimpse into what were considered the pertinent details for the commodification of human trafficking and slavery.

    It reads:

    "On Friday the 26th of this inst., I will sell ready for cash at the Court House door

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