The U. S. Senate yesterday decided to financially compensate complainants after two won lawsuits that concern racial discrimination with $4.6 billion.

One lawsuit has been forwarded by black farmers who accuse government lenders of having acted racially discriminating. The other charge is initiated by indigenous Americans who claim to unrightfully having been losing their land property more than hundred years ago.

Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat and spokeswoman of the US House, states: "We are one step closer to ensuring that the black farmers and Native Americans in these suits are fully compensated for past failures of judgment by the government."

US president Barak Obama now praises the Senate's decision to compensate the farmers with $1.15 billion and the American Indians with a sum of $3.4 billion.

The farmer's lawsuit has already been initiated in 1997 and has been directed against the Agriculture Department. Tom Vilsack, Agriculture Secretary, commented the final judgment on the matter as "major milestone in USDA's efforts to turn the page on a sad chapter in our history."

The decision is praised to not only bring justice and fairness that has been waited in a long time but also to create historical awareness about a capital of US history and a clear statement against racial discrimination.