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This is a comprehensive study of reparation programmes, containing a blend of case-study analysis, thematic papers and national legislation documents from leading scholars and practitioners.
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Racism and discrimination have choked economic opportunity for African Americans at nearly every turn. At several historic moments, the trajectory of racial inequality could have been altered dramatically. But neither Reconstruction nor the New Deal nor the civil rights struggle led to an economically just and fair nation. Today, systematic inequality persists in the form of housing discrimination, unequal education, police brutality, mass incarceration, employment discrimination, and massive wealth and opportunity gaps. Economic data indicates that for every dollar the average white household holds in wealth the average black household possesses a mere ten cents. This compelling and sharply argued book addresses economic injustices head-on and make the most comprehensive case to date for economic reparations for U.S. descendants of slavery. Using innovative methods that link monetary values to historical wrongs, William Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen assess the literal and figurative costs of justice denied in the 155 years since the end of the Civil War and offer a detailed roadmap for an effective reparations program, including a substantial payment to each documented U.S. black descendant of slavery. This new edition features a new foreword addressing the latest developments on the local, state, and federal level and considering current prospects for a comprehensive reparations program.
Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest, among both philosophers, legal scholars, and military experts, on the ethics of war. Due in part due to post 9/11 events, this resurgence is also due to a growing theoretical sophistication among scholars in this area. Recently there has been very influential work published on the justificaton of killing in self-defense and war, and the topic of the ethics of war is now more important than ever as a discrete field. The 28 commissioned chapters in this Handbook will present a comprehensive overview of the field as well as make significant and novel contributions, and collectively they will set the terms of the debate for the next decade. Lazar and Frowe will invite the leading scholars in the field to write on topics that are new to them, making the volume a compilation of fresh ideas rather than a rehash of earlier work. The volume will be dicided into five sections: Method, History, Resort, Conduct, and Aftermath. The contributors will be a mix of junior and senior figures, and will include well known scholars like Michael Walzer, Jeff McMahan, and David Rodin.
In this illuminating reflection on United States' history, reparations advocate Chrissi Jackson offers a compelling argument to award reparations to Black Americans. Since effective action was not taken immediately after slavery - to promote nationwide racial healing and provide former slaves with land, financial assistance, and the ability to integrate into society - the United States was able to sustain an economy and society in favor of people with White skin. There were many opportunities - post-abolition and before the Jim Crow era - for Congress to set a nationwide precedent for racial equality. Instead, they chose to reinforce institutionalized White supremacy. The immoral truths about how this country came to be are shameful and painful to reckon with. But we must move forward with confidence in where we are, respect for those who were forced to sacrifice, and a clear vision for the country we aspire to be. Awarding reparations to African Americans for human rights violations is not an act of punishment or welfare. Awarding reparations is an act of remedy and repair. Awarding reparations is about understanding the problem, taking accountability, expressing compassion, and doing the necessary work to fix the damage so that we can move beyond it. Reparations Handbook clearly outlines the United States' moral commitment to protect human rights, pinpoints the human rights violations committed against Black Americans by the US, then reveals a comprehensive guide for remedy and repair that both the US government and local communities can use to begin taking action.It is a go-to guide for morally responsible citizens, activists, allies, politicians, educators, and community leaders committed to working toward a racially just America. This no-frills approach to reparations highlights a dimly lit past and a hopeful future- one that acknowledges the value of diversity when all citizens have the equal opportunity to contribute.
This groundbreaking resource moves us from theory to action with a practical plan for reparations. A surge in interest in black reparations is taking place in America on a scale not seen since the Reconstruction Era. The Black Reparations Project gathers an accomplished interdisciplinary team of scholars—members of the Reparations Planning Committee—who have considered the issues pertinent to making reparations happen. This book will be an essential resource in the national conversation going forward. The first section of The Black Reparations Project crystallizes the rationale for reparations, cataloguing centuries of racial repression, discrimination, violence, mass incarceration, and the immense black-white wealth gap. Drawing on the contributors’ expertise in economics, history, law, public policy, public health, and education, the second section unfurls direct guidance for building and implementing a reparations program, including draft legislation that addresses how the program should be financed and how claimants can be identified and compensated. Rigorous and comprehensive, The Black Reparations Project will motivate, guide, and speed the final leg of the journey for justice.
This book is a discussion handbook on the issue of Reparations and Black History.
From civilian victims of war in Iraq and South America to descendents of slaves in the US to indigenous people around the world - these groups and their advocates are arguing for the importance of addressing historical injustices. This volume aims to contribute to these debates by examining four types of reparations claims.