Descendants Demand $74 Billion in Reparations from St. Louis University

Represented by civil rights attorney Areva Martin, descendants of slaves who built the university argue that cash payments are necessary to acknowledge the harm caused by slavery.

• Descendants of slaves who built St. Louis University are demanding reparations, estimating the owed amount to be up to $74 billion for unpaid labor.
• Civil rights attorney Areva Martin is representing the descendants, arguing that cash payments are a way to recognize the harm done by slavery.
• St. Louis University acknowledges its historical ties to slavery and expresses regret for the slow progress in reconciling with this past.
• The university is involved in the Slavery, History, Memory, and Reconciliation Project, but descendants argue that mere acknowledgment is not enough.
• Other institutions, such as Georgetown University, have begun making reparations to descendants of enslaved people they exploited.

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