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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... interned during World War II through the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 lead to the dramatic growth in reparations talk? Why has it so captured the imagination of blacks and so few others? Why do two-thirds of blacks believe that ...
... interned during World War II through the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 lead to the dramatic growth in reparations talk? Why has it so captured the imagination of blacks and so few others? Why do two-thirds of blacks believe that ...
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... interned during World War II received 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 ...
... interned during World War II received 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 ...
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... interned during World War II, and Florida's payment to victims of the 1923 Rosewood Massacre. It contemplated what ... world.4 As Nontombi Tutu has said, “The honest discussion of reparations has come of age in the United States and the ...
... interned during World War II, and Florida's payment to victims of the 1923 Rosewood Massacre. It contemplated what ... world.4 As Nontombi Tutu has said, “The honest discussion of reparations has come of age in the United States and the ...
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... internment of Japanese Americans during World War II 75% 43% Pay compensation to those interned 59% 26% Apologize for slavery 79% 30% Pay compensation for slavery 67% 4% See Harbour Fraser Hodder, The Price of Slavery, Harvard Magazine ...
... internment of Japanese Americans during World War II 75% 43% Pay compensation to those interned 59% 26% Apologize for slavery 79% 30% Pay compensation for slavery 67% 4% See Harbour Fraser Hodder, The Price of Slavery, Harvard Magazine ...
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... interned during World War II who was still alive in 1986. The flat payment was not linked in any way to evidence of past harm. Forward-looking relief seems to be the dominant form among reparations proponents, for it provides flexibility in ...
... interned during World War II who was still alive in 1986. The flat payment was not linked in any way to evidence of past harm. Forward-looking relief seems to be the dominant form among reparations proponents, for it provides flexibility in ...
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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