The History – Reparations — Methodology

The History – Reparations is an educational mobile application. This methodology page explains how historical material and economic estimates are presented, what they are intended to represent, and where uncertainty remains.

Historical claims in the app are intended to be grounded in cited sources and, where relevant, state-level legal or institutional context.

Users should treat the timeline and state records as starting points for further reading—not as exhaustive archives of every event or statute.

Modeled values in the app are educational estimates. They are not official government findings, court judgments, or legally established claims.

Figures are assembled from stated assumptions and published research references. Different scholarly approaches may produce different results.

Present-day values in the app are expressed in 2026 U.S. dollars—current purchasing power for comparison—not a literal monetary amount of two thousand twenty-six dollars.

Inflation adjustments, multipliers, and base years are shown in the app’s methodology sections where they apply.

Assumptions affect results. Historical uncertainty remains in many areas of the record.

Scholarly approaches may differ. Users should inspect the sources, citations, and methodology notes within the app before drawing conclusions.

The work may be refined as evidence, scholarship, and review continue. Updates to methodology or presentation will be documented as the product evolves.