This month we will explore reparations for slavery.  The concept of 40 acres and a mule comes from General William T. Sherman’s Special Field Order No.15 issued on January 16, 1865.  This redistribution promise was overturned by Lincoln’s successor Andrew Johnson.  The United States has never fully addressed the consequences of government sponsored subjugation and the waves of repression that followed the end of the Civil War.
A panel will help us look at the case for reparations, various models for remedy, and what we can do today.
A critical question continues to be what kinds of attitudes would have to exist in American society as a whole for us to actually have a reparations program get inaugurated?  The idea is being raised and discussed even by a Presidential candidate. Channel 7 recently interviewed some members of our Forum who are making personal investments in reparations. You are invited to see two of these segments here.

Accessing the Forum
Please remember to come into the church from the large parking lot on the north side of the church that is accessible off of Glencoe St, that is just east of the church. The door to the church you should use is the one that opens onto that parking lot. If you have passengers with mobility difficulties, you can pull up to that entrance and then park in the lot or on the street. We will be meeting in the Sanctuary Parlor this month, on the first floor through the doors on the left just after you enter from the parking lot. Do not go down the stairs.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Many of you have heard that Park Hill United Methodist Church is now a sanctuary location with a family currently seeking refuge there.  Security has been enhanced as we continue to be welcomed to use the building for our meetings.  We can only enter the building from the parking lot where someone will be there to open the door for us.  You may not be able to gain access if you are more than 45 minutes late.