Fulton County reparations task force delivers 650‑page harm report; commissioners vote to extend work
The Fulton County Reparations Task Force presented a 650‑page Harm Report documenting centuries of harms from slavery, taxes, convict labor and land dispossession and urging a repair phase. The commission accepted the findings, authorized the task force to meet remotely and approved extensions to continue work.
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The Fulton County Reparations Task Force on Wednesday presented a 650‑page Harm Report to the Board of Commissioners, documenting how slavery, racialized taxation, convict labor and land dispossession produced long‑term economic and social harms in the county.
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