Long overdue : the politics of racial reparations /
Henry, Charles P., 1947-
Long overdue : the politics of racial reparations / Charles P. Henry. - New York : New York University Press, ©2007. - 1 online resource (x, 249 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-239) and index.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Insufficient Funds -- 1 A Political and Legal History of Reparations and Race Relations -- 2 From Forty Acres to "We Must Have Our Money": Reparations from Antebellum to Civil Rights America -- 3 A Winning Case: Comparing the Rosewood and Greenwood Reparations Claims -- 4 The Contemporary Debate: The Legacy of Slavery and the Antireparations Movement -- 5 Reparations Go Global: Pan Africanism and the World Conference against Racism -- 6 A True Revolution of Values: Changing the Culture and Politics of Reparations -- Epilogue: We Are American: The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
An investigation of America's failure to atone for the wrongs of slaveryEver since the unfulfilled promise of "forty acres and a mule" after the Civil War, America has consistently failed to compensate Black Americans for the wrongs of slavery. Exploring why America has struggled to confront the issue of racial injustice, Long Overdue provides a history of the racial reparations movement and shows why it is more relevant now than ever. Through an examination of Americans' unwillingness to address economic injustice, Charles P. Henry crafts a skillful moral, political, economic, and historical argument for African American reparations, focusing on successful political cases. In the wake of successes in South Africa and New Zealand, new models for reparations have found traction in a number of American cities and states, from Dallas to Baltimore and Virginia to California. By looking at other dispossessed groups--Native Americans, Holocaust survivors, and Japanese internment victims in the 1940s--Henry shows how some groups have won the fight for reparations, and explores new ways forward for Black Americans. From Hurricane Katrina to Hurricane Harvey, the events of the 21st century continue to show that the legacy of racial segregation and economic disadvantage is never far below the surface in America. As the issue of reparations is brought to the national stage by figures such as Ta-Nehisi Coates and Kamala Harris, Long Overdue provides a must-read survey of the political and legislative efforts made toward reparations over the course of American history, and offers a new path toward establishing equality for all Black Americans
English.
9780814737248 (electronic bk.) 0814737242 (electronic bk.) 9780814790809 (electronic bk.) 0814790801 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
10.18574/nyu/9780814790809 doi
1900-1999
African Americans--Reparations--History.
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century.
Reparations for historical injustices--United States.
Racism--Political aspects--United States.
Slavery--History.--United States
Noirs américains--Réparations--Histoire.
Noirs américains--Droits--Histoire--20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Réparations des crimes de l'histoire--États-Unis.
Racisme--Aspect politique--États-Unis.
Esclavage--Histoire.--États-Unis
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
African Americans--Civil rights.
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.
African Americans--Reparations.
Civil rights movements.
Politics and government
Race relations.
Racism--Political aspects.
Reparations for historical injustices.
Slavery.
United States--Politics and government--20th century.
United States--Race relations.
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--20e siècle.
États-Unis--Relations raciales.
United States.
Long. Overdue. arguments. history. players. political. provides. reparations. struggle. toward. undercurrents. understanding. with. work.
Electronic books.
History.
E185.89.R45 / H46 2007eb
323.1196/073
Long overdue : the politics of racial reparations / Charles P. Henry. - New York : New York University Press, ©2007. - 1 online resource (x, 249 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-239) and index.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Insufficient Funds -- 1 A Political and Legal History of Reparations and Race Relations -- 2 From Forty Acres to "We Must Have Our Money": Reparations from Antebellum to Civil Rights America -- 3 A Winning Case: Comparing the Rosewood and Greenwood Reparations Claims -- 4 The Contemporary Debate: The Legacy of Slavery and the Antireparations Movement -- 5 Reparations Go Global: Pan Africanism and the World Conference against Racism -- 6 A True Revolution of Values: Changing the Culture and Politics of Reparations -- Epilogue: We Are American: The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
An investigation of America's failure to atone for the wrongs of slaveryEver since the unfulfilled promise of "forty acres and a mule" after the Civil War, America has consistently failed to compensate Black Americans for the wrongs of slavery. Exploring why America has struggled to confront the issue of racial injustice, Long Overdue provides a history of the racial reparations movement and shows why it is more relevant now than ever. Through an examination of Americans' unwillingness to address economic injustice, Charles P. Henry crafts a skillful moral, political, economic, and historical argument for African American reparations, focusing on successful political cases. In the wake of successes in South Africa and New Zealand, new models for reparations have found traction in a number of American cities and states, from Dallas to Baltimore and Virginia to California. By looking at other dispossessed groups--Native Americans, Holocaust survivors, and Japanese internment victims in the 1940s--Henry shows how some groups have won the fight for reparations, and explores new ways forward for Black Americans. From Hurricane Katrina to Hurricane Harvey, the events of the 21st century continue to show that the legacy of racial segregation and economic disadvantage is never far below the surface in America. As the issue of reparations is brought to the national stage by figures such as Ta-Nehisi Coates and Kamala Harris, Long Overdue provides a must-read survey of the political and legislative efforts made toward reparations over the course of American history, and offers a new path toward establishing equality for all Black Americans
English.
9780814737248 (electronic bk.) 0814737242 (electronic bk.) 9780814790809 (electronic bk.) 0814790801 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
10.18574/nyu/9780814790809 doi
1900-1999
African Americans--Reparations--History.
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century.
Reparations for historical injustices--United States.
Racism--Political aspects--United States.
Slavery--History.--United States
Noirs américains--Réparations--Histoire.
Noirs américains--Droits--Histoire--20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Réparations des crimes de l'histoire--États-Unis.
Racisme--Aspect politique--États-Unis.
Esclavage--Histoire.--États-Unis
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
African Americans--Civil rights.
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.
African Americans--Reparations.
Civil rights movements.
Politics and government
Race relations.
Racism--Political aspects.
Reparations for historical injustices.
Slavery.
United States--Politics and government--20th century.
United States--Race relations.
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--20e siècle.
États-Unis--Relations raciales.
United States.
Long. Overdue. arguments. history. players. political. provides. reparations. struggle. toward. undercurrents. understanding. with. work.
Electronic books.
History.
E185.89.R45 / H46 2007eb
323.1196/073