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Newport's founder left slaves at least $1.7M in today's dollars. Can descendants collect?

Courier Journal 27 Mar 2025
Lawmakers have been trying to pass reparation bills for descendants of slaves ... James Taylor V, who founded the city of Newport, willed more than 1,500 acres to the roughly 50 slaves on his estate, which included most of Campbell County.
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