The widespread existence of such policies -- long after slavery ended, sanctioned by the federal government and generations-long, is why folks like Ta-Nehisi Coates can make a persuasive case for reparations.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2014&#x2F;06&#x2F;the-case-for-reparations&#x2F;361631&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2014&#x2F;06&#x2F;the-case...</a>