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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... Compensation (Law)—United States. 4. Reparations for historical injustices. 5. Restorative justice. I. Title. KF4757.B66 2006 342.7308′7308996073—dc22 2005037620 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free ...
... Compensation (Law)—United States. 4. Reparations for historical injustices. 5. Restorative justice. I. Title. KF4757.B66 2006 342.7308′7308996073—dc22 2005037620 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free ...
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... compensate for decades of slavery and Jim Crow, and those who emphasize forward-looking action, which focuses on building something better for the future, independent of evidence of specific harm. Chapter 2 turns to the history of ...
... compensate for decades of slavery and Jim Crow, and those who emphasize forward-looking action, which focuses on building something better for the future, independent of evidence of specific harm. Chapter 2 turns to the history of ...
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... compensate Native tribes for their land claims and Florida's 1994 act to provide compensation to victims of the 1923 Rosewood Massacre in Florida. One of the most significant acts of slave reparations so far has been California's ...
... compensate Native tribes for their land claims and Florida's 1994 act to provide compensation to victims of the 1923 Rosewood Massacre in Florida. One of the most significant acts of slave reparations so far has been California's ...
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... compensation in 1988 from the U.S. Congress; some victims of the Holocaust received compensation as well; and Native Americans periodically received reparations, such as the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which transferred ...
... compensation in 1988 from the U.S. Congress; some victims of the Holocaust received compensation as well; and Native Americans periodically received reparations, such as the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which transferred ...
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... compensation is impracticable or politically unworkable 4. That 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 ...
... compensation is impracticable or politically unworkable 4. That 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 ...
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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