465,000 New Yorkers Fought To End Slavery, 53,000 died, but Communist Mayor seeks to punish them
Eugene Delgaudio president of Public Advocate says: "465,000 New York citizens fought AGAINST slavery in the Civil War and 53,000 of them died. But the Communist Mayor Zohran Mandami wants to punish the families of these brave patriots by punishing them today with reparations. There were zero slaves in New York when these men fought and died to end slavery. Mandami should be charged with hate crimes for threatening the families of long dead patriots."
Mamdani Is Open to Forcing New Yorkers to Pay Cash Reparations for Slavery, Says 'We Were Very Complicit'
New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani would not rule out issuing cash reparations for the descendants of slaves living in the Big Apple, should a city commission currently reviewing the matter decide in favor of it.
The Root's Charles M. Blow, in a podcast episode released this week, read, in part, a written statement then-mayoral candidate Mamdani had submitted to one of those groups studying the issue, saying, "New York City participated actively in the slave trade and furthered its legacy through racist institutions, policies and laws. The city should reconcile and repair this legacy of slavery, stolen wealth and discrimination."