Racist Symbols & Reparations - Philosophical Reflections on Vestiges of American Civil War Studies

Informationen zum Autor By George Schedler Klappentext In this book, George Schedler offers moral and legal perspectives on two legacies of the Civil War: the adoption of the Confederate flag by Southern states and the question of African American reparations. Schedler's analysis of reparations focuses on the principle that whatever the enslaved would have earned and enjoyed had they not been enslaved should determine compensation. Zusammenfassung This thought-provoking book offers moral and legal perspectives on the 2 legacies of the Civil War - the adoption of the Confederate battle flag by Southern states and the question of African American reparations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 The Confederate Battle Flag: Racist or Multicultural Symbol? Chapter 2 Overview Chapter 3 Moral Limits on Flag Designs Chapter 4 Incorporation of the Battle Flag as Racist Chapter 5 First and Fourteenth Amendment Issues Chapter 6 A Racially Neutral Purpose for the Battle Flag Chapter 7 Recommendations Part 8 Black Reparations Chapter 9 Reparations for Slavery Chapter 10 Compensation for de Jure Segregation Part 11 Conclusion Chapter 12 Common Threads

Produktdetails

• Autoren: George Schedler, Schedler George
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 02.06.1998
• EAN: 9780847686766
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-8676-6
• Seiten: 166
• Serien: Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy; Studies in Social, Political,; Studies in Social, Political,; Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Sozialpädagogik, Soziale Arbeit; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Allgemeines, Lexika; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Ethnic Studies, Cultural Studies, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General