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cjrl-4838	Conklin, Michael	AN UPHILL BATTLE FOR REPARATIONISTS: A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SLAVERY REPARATIONS RHETORIC	2020	32	.pdf	application/pdf	9087	451	52	30 A 2019 survey found 13% support for slavery reparations among White Americans,31 which is more than a 300% increase from the only 4% support from White Americans in 2013.32 Sixteen of the twenty Democratic candidates for president in the first round of the 2020 NBC presidential debates have, in some way, expressed support for reparations.33 Compare that to the 2016 Democratic primary where all three candidates on the ballot in Iowa expressly rejected reparations.34 Although Barack Obama arguably supported 29 Donna Owens, Veteran Congressman Still Pushing for Reparations in a Divided America, NBC NEWS (Feb. 20, 2017, 2:18 AM), https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/rep-john-conyers-still- pushing-reparations-divided-america-n723151. But even among African Americans, support for slavery reparations is less than 60%.41 35 Kevin Outterson, The End of Reparations Talk: Reparations in an Obama World, 57 KAN.	cache/cjrl-4838.pdf	txt/cjrl-4838.txt