{"product_id":"the-black-reparations-project-9780520383814","title":"The Black Reparations Project","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 scholarsmembers of the Reparations Planning Committeewho 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A valuable asset for activists and lawmakers seeking to advance the cause of reparations.” * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\"A must-read for local, state, and federal politicians; college students studying social justice; and pretty much every American who has ever thought, 'Reparations? That’ll never happen.'\" * INDYWeek *\u003cbr\u003e\"Well organized and presented in a thought-provoking manner that provides a great case for the progression of reparations.\" * Criminal Justice Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e William A. Darity Jr., A. Kirsten Mullen, and Lucas Hubbard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART ONE: THE CONTEXT AND CASES FOR REPARATIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 Where Does Black Reparations in America Stand?\u003cbr\u003e William A. Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 Wealth Implications of Slavery and Racial Discrimination for African American Descendants of the Enslaved\u003cbr\u003e Thomas Craemer, Trevor Smith, Brianna Harrison, Trevon D. Logan, Wesley Bellamy, and William A. Darity Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 Unequal Housing and the Case for Reparations\u003cbr\u003e Walter D. Greason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 Educational Inequities and the Case for Reparations\u003cbr\u003e Malik Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 The African American Health Burden: Disproportionate and Unresolved\u003cbr\u003e Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART TWO: THE PATH TO REPARATIONS AND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 Learning from Past Experiences with Reparations\u003cbr\u003e A. Kirsten Mullen and William A. Darity Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7 Considerations for the Design of a Reparations Plan\u003cbr\u003e Trevon D. Logan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8 Reparations and Adult Education: Civic and Community Engagement for Lifelong Learners\u003cbr\u003e Lisa R. Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9 The Children of Slavery: Genealogical Research and the Establishment of Eligibility for Reparations\u003cbr\u003e Evelyn A. McDowell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10 On the Black Reparations Highway: Avoiding the Detours\u003cbr\u003e William A. Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. List of Documented Massacres and Instances of Mob Violence Perpetrated against Black Individuals, Civil War through 1950 \u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Sample Pedigree Chart and Family Group Sheet from Sons \u0026amp; Daughters of the United States Middle Passage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Reparations Planning Committee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864923746647,"sku":"9780520383814","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520383814.jpg?v=1722273298","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-black-reparations-project-9780520383814","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}