U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism,’ says U.N. panel

By Ishaan Tharoor Slave shackles on display at the new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) The history of slavery in the United States justifies reparations for African Americans, argues a recent report by a U.N.-affiliated group based in Geneva.This conclusion was part of a study by the United Nations’ Working…