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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... Reparations Definitions, Goals, History, and Theory 1. Reparations Definitions 3 2. Black (and Other) Reparations in History 19 Part II. Reparations Ascendant: The Recent Renascence of Reparations Debate and Refined Reparations Theory 3.
... Reparations Definitions, Goals, History, and Theory 1. Reparations Definitions 3 2. Black (and Other) Reparations in History 19 Part II. Reparations Ascendant: The Recent Renascence of Reparations Debate and Refined Reparations Theory 3.
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... Reparations skeptics acknowledge the tragedy and injustice, as they must, of ... reparations skeptics focus on the economic and educational opportunities that ... black educational and economic achievement seem to stem from single-parent ...
... Reparations skeptics acknowledge the tragedy and injustice, as they must, of ... reparations skeptics focus on the economic and educational opportunities that ... black educational and economic achievement seem to stem from single-parent ...
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... reparations: legislative and court action designed to address historic injustices. Reparations are programs that seek both to ... black codes,” which restricted movement of the newly freed slaves and subjected them to arrest if they were ...
... reparations: legislative and court action designed to address historic injustices. Reparations are programs that seek both to ... black codes,” which restricted movement of the newly freed slaves and subjected them to arrest if they were ...
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... blacks. For them, the reparations movement is about separation. The chapter also explores the other factors leading to current reparations talk. The decline of affirmative action theories underlying reparations, such as the black power ...
... blacks. For them, the reparations movement is about separation. The chapter also explores the other factors leading to current reparations talk. The decline of affirmative action theories underlying reparations, such as the black power ...
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... reparations are divisive and focus attention of the black community in the wrong places 5. That slavery is, on balance, a benefit to the descendants of the enslaved Reparations talk, with its focus on America's history and its effects ...
... reparations are divisive and focus attention of the black community in the wrong places 5. That slavery is, on balance, a benefit to the descendants of the enslaved Reparations talk, with its focus on America's history and its effects ...
Contents
The Recent Renascence of Reparations Debate and Refined Reparations Theory | 53 |
Reparations Practice | 95 |
Part IV Possibilities for the Future | 165 |
Appendices Documents Related to Reparations | 181 |
Notes | 213 |
For Further Reading | 277 |
Index | 281 |
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