(Providence, RI) -- The mayors of eleven U.S. cities, including Providence, are forming a national committee to push for reparations for African-Americans. The announcement came this weekend as Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in America, was celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time. Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has taken steps towards reparations over the last two years. City leaders unveiled the findings of a study that detailed the slave history of Rhode Island as part of the truth-telling phase.
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