Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-239) and index.
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 Rosewood and Greenwood reparations claims -- 4. The contemporary debate : the legacy of slavery and the antireparations movement -- 5. Reparations goes 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.
