01
Lives stolen and families broken
The economic and human cost of lynching, murder, racial terror, and unpunished violence.
Base
$300B
Current
$300B
Since Base
$0
Today
$40.1M
Per Second
$464/sec
Category Share
30.0%
Final Total Due
$14,000,000,000,000
The national invoice remains visible while this page isolates the live values inside one category.
Total Clock
Added Today
$1.87B
Per Second
$21.6K/sec
Scenario
5%
Category 03
Racial Terror + Displacement
Destroyed lives, burned homes, erased towns, displaced families, interrupted businesses, and suppressed political power.
Base Principal
$1T
Current Value
$1T
Since Base
$0
Added Today
$134M
Per Second
$1.55K/sec
Share of Total
7.1%
Category Breakdown
Live line items inside this category.
These sub-line items make up the category total and update using the same date-anchored equation as the main invoice.
02
Destroyed towns and districts
Homes, businesses, churches, schools, and commercial districts destroyed or emptied by white violence.
Base
$275B
Current
$275B
Since Base
$0
Today
$36.7M
Per Second
$425/sec
Category Share
27.5%
03
Forced displacement
Wealth lost when Black families fled violence, lost property, and rebuilt under duress.
Base
$175B
Current
$175B
Since Base
$0
Today
$23.4M
Per Second
$271/sec
Category Share
17.5%
04
Suppressed political power
Votes, offices, organizing capacity, and democratic power destroyed through intimidation.
Base
$150B
Current
$150B
Since Base
$0
Today
$20M
Per Second
$232/sec
Category Share
15.0%
05
Generational trauma and prevention cost
The cost of ambition interrupted by terror and fear used as economic control.
Base
$100B
Current
$100B
Since Base
$0
Today
$13.4M
Per Second
$155/sec
Category Share
10.0%
Calculation
Current value = base principal × (1 + annual rate)elapsed years
The page uses the same base valuation date as the main dashboard: January 1, 2026. Changing the scenario adjusts the annual accrual rate for the national total, the selected category, and every category sub-line item.