Independent Lens

The Big Payback

Season 24, Episode 5 of 15

The Big Payback is the story of how a rookie alderwoman in Evanston, Illinois led the passage of the first tax-funded reparations bill for Black Americans and stirred up a debate about the debt owed from the U.S.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
1/16/2023
11:30 p.m.
1/21/2023
9 p.m.
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