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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Pro and Con Alfred L. Brophy. REPARATIONS PROCON Alfred L. Brophy 3 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford. 1 2006 table 1.1 Percentage of Alabamians Favoring Apologies and Payments Blacks.
Pro and Con Alfred L. Brophy. REPARATIONS PROCON Alfred L. Brophy 3 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford. 1 2006 table 1.1 Percentage of Alabamians Favoring Apologies and Payments Blacks.
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... 8: United States Senate Apology for Failure to Pass Anti-Lynching Legislation, 109th Congress, 1st Session 211 Notes 213 For Further Reading 277 Index 281 introduction Faced with differences between blacks and whites in wealth, x contents.
... 8: United States Senate Apology for Failure to Pass Anti-Lynching Legislation, 109th Congress, 1st Session 211 Notes 213 For Further Reading 277 Index 281 introduction Faced with differences between blacks and whites in wealth, x contents.
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... apologies for slavery from the Southern Baptist Convention, the Presbyterian General Assembly, the Hartford Courant, JPMorgan Chase, and Wachovia, and an apology from the U.S. Senate for failing to pass antilynching legislation in the ...
... apologies for slavery from the Southern Baptist Convention, the Presbyterian General Assembly, the Hartford Courant, JPMorgan Chase, and Wachovia, and an apology from the U.S. Senate for failing to pass antilynching legislation in the ...
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... chapter sets the stage for the discussion of the black reparations movement. Chapter 1 defines reparations and surveys the forms they take, such as truth commissions, apologies, community-building programs, and xii introduction.
... chapter sets the stage for the discussion of the black reparations movement. Chapter 1 defines reparations and surveys the forms they take, such as truth commissions, apologies, community-building programs, and xii introduction.
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... apologies, community-building programs, and payments to individuals. It then turns to a basic definition of reparations: legislative and court action designed to address historic injustices. Reparations are programs that seek both to ...
... apologies, community-building programs, and payments to individuals. It then turns to a basic definition of reparations: legislative and court action designed to address historic injustices. Reparations are programs that seek both to ...
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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