Reparations: Pro and ConToday, the debate over reparations--whether African-Americans should be compensated for decades of racial subjugation--stands as the most racially divisive issue in American politics. In this short, definitive work, Alfred L. Brophy, a leading expert on racial violence, traces the reparations issue from the 1820s to the present in order to assess the arguments on both sides of the current debate. Taking us inside litigation and legislatures past and present; examining failed and successful lawsuits; and exploring reparations actions by legislatures, newspapers, schools, businesses, and truth commissions, this book offers a valuable historical and legal perspective for reparations advocates and critics alike. "A book about reparations and its contentious qualities that is a must-read for all. If you want to know the essence of the debate, this book is for you." --Charles K. Ogletree, Jr., Harvard Law School |
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... action theories underlying reparations, such as the black power movement, critical race theory, and multiculturalism, opened the door for replacement. As activists were looking around and realizing that the Civil Rights movement.
... action theories underlying reparations, such as the black power movement, critical race theory, and multiculturalism, opened the door for replacement. As activists were looking around and realizing that the Civil Rights movement.
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... critical of the existing system, critical of American law's seeming inability to provide a language for thinking about reparations. As other nations begin to Reparations Definitions.
... critical of the existing system, critical of American law's seeming inability to provide a language for thinking about reparations. As other nations begin to Reparations Definitions.
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... critical first steps toward a plan of monetary reparations; they also see them as integral parts of a plan of recon ciliation. The most prominent proposal for a truth commission for slavery is Congressman John Conyers's Bill H.R. 40 ...
... critical first steps toward a plan of monetary reparations; they also see them as integral parts of a plan of recon ciliation. The most prominent proposal for a truth commission for slavery is Congressman John Conyers's Bill H.R. 40 ...
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... from them.33 Moreover, the hearings led directly to the Anti–Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, which gave us the critical civil rights statute known as 1983. Although some may be satisfied with truth commissions and apologies.
... from them.33 Moreover, the hearings led directly to the Anti–Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, which gave us the critical civil rights statute known as 1983. Although some may be satisfied with truth commissions and apologies.
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... critical to the case for reparations—and as only the first step in making the case.37 The initial study of the effects of slavery and Jim Crow would both lay the groundwork for a national consensus on reparations and serve a cathartic ...
... critical to the case for reparations—and as only the first step in making the case.37 The initial study of the effects of slavery and Jim Crow would both lay the groundwork for a national consensus on reparations and serve a cathartic ...
Contents
Black and Other Reparations in History | |
The Recent Renascence | |
Against Reparations | |
Evaluating Reparations Lawsuits | |
Legislative Reparations | |
Reparations Future Realistic Reparations and Models | |
Special Field Orders No 15 1865 | |
Chicago Slavery Era Insurance Disclosure Ordinance | |
For Further Reading | |
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