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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... issues, and I have incorporated many of their ideas here. I have also learned much from friends whose primary area of work is outside reparations, including John Dzienkowski, John C. P. Goldberg, Ronald Krotozynski, Mark Brandon, Ellen ...
... issues, and I have incorporated many of their ideas here. I have also learned much from friends whose primary area of work is outside reparations, including John Dzienkowski, John C. P. Goldberg, Ronald Krotozynski, Mark Brandon, Ellen ...
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... worlds and talk about different issues. Reparations advocates focus mostly on the harm of slavery and Jim Crow (the period between the end of the Civil War and the modern Civil Rights era of the 1950s, which xi Introduction.
... worlds and talk about different issues. Reparations advocates focus mostly on the harm of slavery and Jim Crow (the period between the end of the Civil War and the modern Civil Rights era of the 1950s, which xi Introduction.
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... issues. Serious reparations talk has engaged (and enraged) the nation for the past fifteen years and at other points ... issues for further research. While it is not possible to reach definitive conclusions about these issues, it is ...
... issues. Serious reparations talk has engaged (and enraged) the nation for the past fifteen years and at other points ... issues for further research. While it is not possible to reach definitive conclusions about these issues, it is ...
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... issues along the lines of who should pay for past crimes and who is entitled to relief, there will be difficult issues of who should pay and who should benefit. There are also related questions about how much should be paid and how much ...
... issues along the lines of who should pay for past crimes and who is entitled to relief, there will be difficult issues of who should pay and who should benefit. There are also related questions about how much should be paid and how much ...
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... issue it had ever studied. The differences between whites and blacks outstripped even the gap seen by the paper during the Civil Rights struggle over integration. During the Civil Rights era, many moderate whites supported integration ...
... issue it had ever studied. The differences between whites and blacks outstripped even the gap seen by the paper during the Civil Rights struggle over integration. During the Civil Rights era, many moderate whites supported integration ...
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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