In case this link from The Atlantic doesn’t function or prompts you for subscribing, note that this is an essay easily located online:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAzsz-BRCCARIsANotFgNpcg0sBT1XUfjo8b9vfYR3G3WHrpA0euxghy9nZFq75u_ts9BCXmcaAjWcEALw_wcB