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Proposals for Reparations for African Americans : A Brief Overview.
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- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans.
- Civil war.
- Forced labor.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Provides historical background on plans to compensate African Americans for the enslavement of their ancestors in the U.S. and subsequent racial and economic discrimination they have suffered, including efforts made during the Civil War to present. Summarizes legislative proposals introduced to address the reparations issue, as well as arguments for and against reparation payments.
- Notes:
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- CRS Report.
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Proposals for Reparations for African Americans
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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