Reparations: Pro and ConOxford University Press, 14 de set. de 2006 - 312 páginas Today, 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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Black and Other Reparations in History | |
The Recent Renascence | |
Against Reparations | |
Evaluating Reparations Lawsuits | |
Legislative Reparations | |
Reparations Future Realistic Reparations and Models | |
Special Field Orders No 15 1865 | |
Chicago Slavery Era Insurance Disclosure Ordinance | |
For Further Reading | |
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