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Maryland Proposes $100K Payments for Lynching Victims' Descendants

1/8/2026

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Maryland proposes $100,000 payments to descendants of lynching victims, per the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendations.
Established in 2019, the commission found state complicity in 38 post-Civil War lynchings and issued 84 recommendations.
Maryland lawmakers approved a Reparations Commission to assess Reconstruction and Jim Crow policies.
Governor Wes Moore vetoed the Reparations Commission, arguing that reparative action is urgently needed for historically marginalized communities.

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Maryland proposes $100,000 payments to descendants of lynching victims, per the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendations.
Established in 2019, the commission found state complicity in 38 post-Civil War lynchings and issued 84 recommendations.
Maryland lawmakers approved a Reparations Commission to assess Reconstruction and Jim Crow policies.
Governor Wes Moore vetoed the Reparations Commission, arguing that reparative action is urgently needed for historically marginalized communities.