Indemnity
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- Indemnity
- Description
- Indemnity refers to the concept of being entitled to compensation for a loss or damage. In U.S. history, indemnity claims often arose after incidents of racialized violence. For example, following the War of 1812, the British government was required to pay indemnity for the enslaved people its armies "carried away" during the course of the war. Victims of the 1885 Rock Springs Massacre against Chinese workers petitioned for a bill of indemnity to seek compensation for lost property and lives. In 1909, residents of Omaha filed indemnity claims against the State of Nebraska after an anti-Greek race riot broke out, destroying homes and businesses.
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- Title
- Indemnity
- Description
- Indemnity refers to the concept of being entitled to compensation for a loss or damage. In U.S. history, indemnity claims often arose after incidents of racialized violence. For example, following the War of 1812, the British government was required to pay indemnity for the enslaved people its armies "carried away" during the course of the war. Victims of the 1885 Rock Springs Massacre against Chinese workers petitioned for a bill of indemnity to seek compensation for lost property and lives. In 1909, residents of Omaha filed indemnity claims against the State of Nebraska after an anti-Greek race riot broke out, destroying homes and businesses.
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