Reparations - Pro & Con

Informationen zum Autor Alfred L. Brophy is Professor of Law at the University of Alabama. He is the author of Reconstructing the Dreamland: The Tulsa Riot of 1921: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation and Book Reviews Editor of Law and History Review. He contributed to the report to the Tulsa Race Riot Commission, a body created by the Oklahoma Legislature to investigate the riot and make recommendations for reparations. Brophy has appeared on CNN's News Night with Aaron Brown, NBC Nightly News, NPR's "Fresh Air," the "Tavis Smiley Show," and "Talk of the Nation," and has been quoted in such newspapers as the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Washington Post. Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung Written by an expert on racial violence, this book regards the debate over reparations since the 1700s, examining the arguments on both sides of the debate. It takes us inside litigation and legislatures, examining failed and successful lawsuits, and reparations actions by legislatures, newspapers, schools, and businesses.

Product details

• Authors: Alfred L. Brophy, Alfred L. (Professor of Law Brophy, Brophy Alfred L.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.05.2008
• EAN: 9780195304077
• ISBN: 978-0-19-530407-7
• No. of pages: 287
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Ethnic Studies, Politik und Staat, LAW / General, Recht bestimmter Jurisdiktionen und bestimmter Rechtsgebiete, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Politics & government, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law, Laws Of Specific Jurisdictions, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General