Ta-Nehisi Coates

CTL-E-3504 · Person · writer · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Writer whose June 2014 Atlantic essay “The Case for Reparations” was anchored by Clyde Ross’s story.

Notes

Created by CultureTechLens batch RELP79 (2026-10-06); research-complete via claims on focal entities.

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Clyde Ross — related to → this record
The Atlantic — wrote for → this record
The Case for Reparations — authored by → this record

Sources

The Atlantic — “The Case for Reparations” (June 2014)

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