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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... Civil Rights America have increasingly turned to “reparations talk.” Indeed, reparations talk has grown exponentially. People are talking about whether there ... Civil War and the modern Civil Rights era of the 1950s, which xi Introduction.
... Civil Rights America have increasingly turned to “reparations talk.” Indeed, reparations talk has grown exponentially. People are talking about whether there ... Civil War and the modern Civil Rights era of the 1950s, which xi Introduction.
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Pro and Con Alfred L. Brophy. and the modern Civil Rights era of the 1950s, which witnessed limited voting, educational, and employment opportunities). They often refer to how harms that began in those times continue to limit the ...
Pro and Con Alfred L. Brophy. and the modern Civil Rights era of the 1950s, which witnessed limited voting, educational, and employment opportunities). They often refer to how harms that began in those times continue to limit the ...
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... Civil Liberties Act of 1988 lead to the dramatic growth in reparations talk? Why has it so captured the imagination ... Rights era United States. The optimism of the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s following such monuments ...
... Civil Liberties Act of 1988 lead to the dramatic growth in reparations talk? Why has it so captured the imagination ... Rights era United States. The optimism of the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s following such monuments ...
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... Civil Rights agenda. One problem with understanding the movement is that it is going in several different directions at once. Some moderate members of the movement see it as a way of correcting a historical injustice, which will ...
... Civil Rights agenda. One problem with understanding the movement is that it is going in several different directions at once. Some moderate members of the movement see it as a way of correcting a historical injustice, which will ...
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... Civil Rights struggle over integration. During the Civil Rights era, many moderate whites supported integration. That is not the case with reparations for slavery. As table 1.1 shows, whites overwhelmingly oppose reparations payments ...
... Civil Rights struggle over integration. During the Civil Rights era, many moderate whites supported integration. That is not the case with reparations for slavery. As table 1.1 shows, whites overwhelmingly oppose reparations payments ...
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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