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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Page xi
... political debates from the state to the national level and on radio and television talk shows, as well as editorials in the nation's newspapers and, of course, fervent debate on college campuses, where faculty, administration, or ...
... political debates from the state to the national level and on radio and television talk shows, as well as editorials in the nation's newspapers and, of course, fervent debate on college campuses, where faculty, administration, or ...
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... politicians, and social activists, along with professors of philosophy, literature, history, sociology, and law, have written across a range of reparations issues. Serious reparations talk has engaged (and enraged) the nation for the ...
... politicians, and social activists, along with professors of philosophy, literature, history, sociology, and law, have written across a range of reparations issues. Serious reparations talk has engaged (and enraged) the nation for the ...
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... political campaigns.1 Reparations talk has advanced from the circles of Black Power, where the idea floated in the late 1960s and early 1970s, though the time was not then ripe. In the 1980s, law professors again took up discussion of ...
... political campaigns.1 Reparations talk has advanced from the circles of Black Power, where the idea floated in the late 1960s and early 1970s, though the time was not then ripe. In the 1980s, law professors again took up discussion of ...
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... political support for the concept. But reparations advocates have a very, very long way to go. It is a gross understatement to say that many people are unconvinced by the idea of reparations. Reparations payments, even apologies, are ...
... political support for the concept. But reparations advocates have a very, very long way to go. It is a gross understatement to say that many people are unconvinced by the idea of reparations. Reparations payments, even apologies, are ...
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... political discussion, because of fear of issues of group identity and group liability. So frequently, group members see themselves as being asked to pay more than their fair share. Other group members think they are receiving less than ...
... political discussion, because of fear of issues of group identity and group liability. So frequently, group members see themselves as being asked to pay more than their fair share. Other group members think they are receiving less than ...
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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