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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... proposals. We examine what a legislature might do in terms of apologies and legislative action and what they are permitted to do under the Constitution. Because any legislature faced with reparations claims faces very difficult ...
... proposals. We examine what a legislature might do in terms of apologies and legislative action and what they are permitted to do under the Constitution. Because any legislature faced with reparations claims faces very difficult ...
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... proposals move from areas where most people can agree to areas where many will disagree. This way, readers can see what the entire field of opportunities looks like. The models are designed to provide grounding for the abstract ...
... proposals move from areas where most people can agree to areas where many will disagree. This way, readers can see what the entire field of opportunities looks like. The models are designed to provide grounding for the abstract ...
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... proposed reparations, perhaps as a way of appealing to black voters.12 And so, as reparations begins appearing even in Republican platforms, let us turn to the definition of reparations, to gain a 6 reparations: pro & con.
... proposed reparations, perhaps as a way of appealing to black voters.12 And so, as reparations begins appearing even in Republican platforms, let us turn to the definition of reparations, to gain a 6 reparations: pro & con.
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... and apologies as critical first steps toward a plan of monetary reparations; they also see them as integral parts of a plan of reconciliation. The most prominent proposal for a truth commission for slavery Reparations Definitions 11.
... and apologies as critical first steps toward a plan of monetary reparations; they also see them as integral parts of a plan of reconciliation. The most prominent proposal for a truth commission for slavery Reparations Definitions 11.
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Pro and Con Alfred L. Brophy. ciliation. The most prominent proposal for a truth commission for slavery is ... propose truth commissions to address discrete events in the Jim Crow past, such as the Tulsa, Oklahoma, race riot of ...
Pro and Con Alfred L. Brophy. ciliation. The most prominent proposal for a truth commission for slavery is ... propose truth commissions to address discrete events in the Jim Crow past, such as the Tulsa, Oklahoma, race riot of ...
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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