thus making it difficult for them to start a family (nevermind the fact how little she knows about sex prior to her wedding night). She is pressured by her husband, his family, and the community to have a child immediately, as is expected of her. Esty learns she is pregnant right before Yanky asks for a divorce, which ultimately serves as the final straw. for black Americans — in addition to ensuring that the full scope of slavery is taught through educational programs. a day earlier that reparations “for something that happened 150 years ago, for whom none of us currently living are responsible,” isn’t a good idea, by pointing out that since the end of slavery, black people havecontinuedbeing subject to various forms of terror.“We grant that Mr. McConnell was not alive forAppomattoxBut he was alive for the electrocution ofGeorge StinneyHe was alive for the blinding ofIsaac WoodardHe was alive to witnesskleptocracy In 2014, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote a compelling article forThe Atlanticentitled,“The Case for Reparations”