Final answer:
The most famous proposed compensation in 1865 was for the pay disparity between African American soldiers and their white counterparts during the Civil War.
Step-by-step explanation:
The most famous proposed compensation in 1865 was for the pay disparity between African American soldiers and their white counterparts during the Civil War. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, one of the first African American units in the Union Army, famously chanted "Massachusetts and Seven Dollars a Month!" to protest receiving only half of what white soldiers received. Through protest and Congressional action, the pay disparity was addressed and the soldiers were compensated in September 1864.