I feel 10 times smarter. But it should be called “Unpaid Trillions”. Thank you so much for how detailed and interesting this series is. I hope that teachers across America are getting their students to listen.

I have legit recommended this podcast to so many. Listened to every episode! Keep bringing the good word y’all! If you’re on the fence keep listening. If you’re not a fan you are biased an afraid lo confront your isms. If you too are a super fan recommend, recommend, recommend. Antwon

Listen with an open mind, it’s very enlightening

I’m a White guy, Irish-American. I’ve always tried to educate myself about the history and lived experience of my Black brothers and sisters, and other oppressed groups in our country, in order to inform and guide my social and political action. Trymaine Lee has shown me how incredibly ignorant I have been. For example, his guest on the superb series he has recently hosted regarding reparations, “Uncounted Millions,” clearly explained the compelling necessity to correct the devastating impacts of slavery and ongoing discrimination and injustice. No other reporter or news analyst whom I have heard has come close to this depth, beyond sound bytes and opinion that is based only upon ignorance. Anyone who wants to move beyond misperception, ignorance and fear to compassion, just action, restoration and healing should listen to Into America pronto.

I’ve been evangelizing about this with my friends and family, as I did several other Into America series in the past. Lee is a brilliant historian and storyteller. And THIS is the story America has tried not to tell since the ink dried on the Emancipation Proclamation. Almost instantly, the state’s rights myth was formed, confederates were made into heroes and 40 acres and a mule was reversed by Lincoln’s successor, Trump’s fav president, Andrew Johnson. This podcast takes on a conversation most of America has wanted to avoid: the financial impact of slavery on the enslaved. It artfully uses little known American reparations- 1) those passed in DC in 1862 for white slave owners whose property had been liberated from bondage, and 2) and Redress for those families who were arrested and sent to Japanese internment camps simply because they were Japanese- in order to illustrate how long this struggle has been, how Black folks seem to be the only ones who can’t seem to get reparations and how impactful they would be if FINALLY implemented. I can’t say enough about this podcast! WHERE IS THE BOOK, TREMAINE?!?!

I am a 72 yr. Old white woman living in New England ( predominantly white) . I am so incredibly enriched by what Tremain is putting into our consciousness. I have learned so much listening to his programs. I cannot thank him enough for his tremendously important work. Reparations to the slave owners put me over the edge!

I believe that President Lincoln offer to my ancestors should be honored.

An excellent and moving podcast. Should be required listening

Uncounted Millions is an incredible American history story. It should be required listening for everyone on Capitol Hill. Trymaine Lee is a phenomenal reporter and story teller. Thanks for sharing this story!

You must listen

Surprising little known history with direct relevance to the current movement for reparations. A smart analysis of the issues today and actions for resolution.

I’ve been following and listening to Into America with Trymaine Lee since the inception. I absolutely love his voice and love when he’s a guest on MSNBC. This is a fascinating series.

Everyone should listen to this series and it should be taught in schools. Thank you for all your hard work and excellent reporting

Thank you for bringing this story and the fabric of this amazing family to us! May we all have learned valuable lessons of the past, the present and the future because of them. Your storytelling, Mr. Lee, was pure honey to the listening ear. Great production and score! Absolutely phenomenal!

Love the information that is being provided… informative and breakdown of explanations are clear and precise. I am a fan and well rounded with information that affects me and my world that I live as a Black woman. Thank you! I am a Union Steward in the state of California that I can attest the Black wealth denied still occurs by way of employment.. discrimination.. job title and job duties and pay does not match… co workers being called the n word to be swipes under the carpet!! This program educates me further as to how black wealth was and still being stripped… love this knowledge.

Tremaine Lee’s intellect, eloquence, and his sense of service to America is truly remarkable. The reparations “series” shows the depth of his treatment of critical issues. He make complicated topics accessible and uncovering their relevance and impact on us all.

Ta-Nehisi Coates statement to the Senate was terrific. Those who lie about the past are certain to twist the truth about the present and the future. This is the way democracy is lost. Here’s looking at you Trump. Reparations is an essential part to seeing our nation’s past as it truly was. Let’s learn now how we can best do it where it can make a difference. We need more education about how reparations can be made. Signed, a white person

This was an emailing educational series. The study of reparations told in an honest historic way.

This was an incredible story. Well told with excellent research. I couldn’t wait until each episode came out. More please!!

Trymaine, I love you voice and your viewpoint. You do an excellent job of crafting each podcast to draw listeners in and help them learn!

Excellent! Thought-provoking, informative and revealing.

I’m new to the world of podcast but I’m catching on and now following some really interesting podcasts, which includes my new favorite, “into america”. I really enjoy the plain facts, no spin, no bull; just the facts and how policies, politicians, misinformation, and disinformation has an impact particularly on Blacks. When faced with facts, it’s hard not to believe that America has major issues that must be addressed, understand, and how to resolve them. It’s important to clearly understand what’s happening now in our country. Trymaine does an excellent job describing the issues and interviewing key figures that has played a part in making things better. I also like that he not only interviews Democrats but also Republicans; no bias on Mr. Lee’s part! Thank you for giving us a window “into america”!

The education that I received from listening to this podcast has added to the perseverance my own family has given me. Thank you this powerful story. As descendants of people who built this country, we deserve the respect that has been denied.

Entertaining and educational. Best podcasts out there.

Excellent. Well done and compelling content This helped me to begin to understand what reparations could do not only for descendants of the enslaved but for our democracy as a whole. Thank you

An amazing project by Mr Lee! Following this family through history and their story should be inspiring to all.

Well done

An informative and moving account of an aspect of American history that most of us were not taught. Great work!

Into America since its inception has been some of the most informative, inspiring, moving to compassion, investigative reporting in a podcast that I have come across in the podcast era! Always in rotation of my top five. Trymaine one of my fave reporters ever. Uncounted Millions just exceptional history, investigative reporting, family and cultural history & storytelling for the case for reparations. I’m a white cis, het, raised religious (LDS) in the Intermountain West, PhD psychotherapist interested and ever seeking to be more involved in helping create a more socially economically just and compassionate USA.

I cried this morning. I never met Dr. John Louis Flateau, but grief swam over me as though I lost my uncle. The nation did us a disservice when they buried this critical part of history. I just learned of this family; a family whose story should be part of the nation's story. Dear White Friends, it is long past time for us to be real friends. Thank you Mr. Lee. I wait for Thursday morning and the brilliant story telling designed and built and delivered by you and your team. God Bless. Debra Clyde

By leveraging one American family’s story, Lee humanizes the impact of slavery and Jim Crow in a way that should help anyone understand the case for reparations for Black American descendants of the enslaved. This is an engaging and impactful podcast that could easily be used in a history class.

The new uncounted millions feature has left me in tears. Thank you for sharing history that many had no idea about.

Maybe learn your own history before you try to rewrite it. Research the transatlantic slave trade & explain to me why ppl who never owned slaves, need to pay money to ppl that never were slaves, who's ancestors sold their own ppl into slavery? Y'all need to stop trying to get money that isn't yours & start actually contributing to a society you're trying to milk.

This series is excellent! I’ve learned so much just from the first 4 episodes and gained invaluable insight into the true history, harm, complexity, and generational experience and impact right up to today. This series should serve as a source providing a foundation for all reparations dialogues, proposals, and actions. I highly recommend adding this to your required weekly podcast listening.

Great series, love it!

I have been a faithful follower of Trymaine Lee and Into America for several years, but his latest podcast project, Uncounted Millions, is next level! In this new series, Lee takes us on a trip to “discover an untold story of freedom and reparations.” Three installments in, this series is fascinating and inspiring throughout and heartbreaking in places. Waiting (im)patiently for the next episode. Put it in your queue and make it a priority to listen!

The Asante Empire in Ghana exported slaves and used the profits to import gold. Between 1525 and 1866, 12.5 million Africans were shipped to North America, the Caribbean and South America, according to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database. Only about 10.7 million survived the dreadful journey under bondage in slave ships The slave trade contributed to the expansion of the most powerful West African kingdoms such as Mali and Ghana, as the business became one of the main sources of foreign exchange. Know your ROOTS before you spew a trash ideology preaching for reparations when most of the slave trade began with the Sumerians. Research what the people of Sumer referred to themselves as.

This podcast is a must listen. It will open your mind to question how history was thought

The level of education that this podcast provides is insurmountable. This is the history that the right wing is trying so desperately to ban. This is the history that, without a doubt, would help all Americans come to the conclusion of Reparations NOW!

I really enjoyed this series! The journalistic style and story style reminded me of when I first heard the 1619 project. I was on the edge of my car seat the entire series, as I commuted to work this morning. The added interest was hearing the “Landry”name. The Newly elected governor is a Landry. However the story took a twist, I didn’t expect. I throughly enjoyed this series thank you.

Tremaine Lee has a soothing, captivating voice… His insightful observations on race in America are unparalleled. The most recent season about an ingenious former slave in DC, who was able to obtain reparations for his family just prior to the emancipation proclamation, when it was meant for only white slave owners at that time, explores how this clever transaction benefited future generations of an African American family, and gives us instructive and glaringly obvious proof that reparations can be beneficial for all Americans. It needs to happen yesterday. (Not that it matters but no, I am not of African descent. I’m white but I’ve always felt that reparations are necessary.)Highly recommend!!! Ps: re: Wilbers death - how can a man shoot himself twice in the head? And through a straw hat? Idk that sounds kinda sus… Did yt people cover up the reporting of lynchings and call them “suicides”? He was the richest black man in the parish but “was a bad man in this country”? Because he was rich?

Educational, well produced and truly captivating. I’m thankful for the topics featured on this program.

This series makes a strong case for reparations by contrasting two branches of the same family & showing how legacy & inheritance makes the difference of night and day in every human life. Thank you for opening my eyes.

It would be illegal to abandon a domestic dog into the streets with no food, water or means to survive . To even think that the enslaver deserved to be compensated for loss of property is mind blowing. The USA government owes the descendants of slaves money. The USA was built off of free and under compensated labor. Even though the enslavers are dead and gone ,their descendants benefited. White Americans benefit just by the color of their skin. Why do you think the ”karens” scream lies that cause people of color legal troubles that are often deadly? Why do self appointed white vigilantes feel the need to do unjustified citizens arrests? The USA governmental officials have allowed Black people to be robbed of land, wages, property, businesses and our very lives for years. The USA government refusal to pay Black people what is owed confirms that we are still seen as less than.

Thank you so much for this. It literally proves how much better off the U.S. would be if reparations were in place then (AND now!) It is NOT too late it’s never too late and it would be the best thing to help heal history’s terrible stain. The Republican Senator from Kentucky - today’s minority leader - is wrong and his comments on the topic were/are heartless.

For some reason this show keeps spamming my list. I have not requested this show nor do I want it.

Must listen

From my privileged, white, male, boomer perspective, there is no substitute for access to insight that is far outside my personal experience. Reparations seems such an obvious necessity, despite all the reasons not to pursue it. As hard as it looks to know exactly what to do, doing nothing can't be the answer. Gabriel Coakley's brilliant demonstration, before Emancipation, before 13th-15th amendments, even before the end of the war, shows us what has already been done, even within such a highly flawed legal framework. This demonstration includes the tangible impact of sustained generational wealth on the dignity and humanity of individual lives as well as, in turn, the boundless benefits to the society at large and EVERYBODY in it. So if unselfish reasons don't work for you, there are plenty of selfish ones too. What are we waiting for?

We should be taught that slave owners were the ones who received reparations and NOT the slaves themselves!! We should be taught that there were black Americans who did get some sort of reparations due to purchasing their own family members out of slavery. It’s sad that we don’t get accurate history taught to us. Everyone should listen to this podcast. Very interesting and inspirational.

Thank you, Mr Lee for introducing the world to Mr. Coakly. I’ve been sharing these episodes with my brother. We are mesmerized by this historical figure. As a Washingtonian, I’ve never heard of him and I think we all should know his story simply because he truly exhibited the American mythology of “pulling yourself by the bootstrap”. By the way, I’ve been a fan since the beginning Keep up the great work.