40, a bill to investigate and redress the impact of slavery on Black Americans, in 1989, the term “reparations” has evolved to mean “reparations for slavery.” The state of Florida’s actions satisfied the legal criteria for reparations; in contrast, “reparations for slavery” aims to make up for past wrongs in the name of social justice. Although some scholars contend that the Great Society initiatives constituted reparations for Jim Crow, they do not meet the criteria for reparations because their objective was to right a historical wrong rather than merely provide compensation to the victims.