From here to equality : reparations for black Americans in the twenty-first century / William A. Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darity, William A., Jr., 1953- author.

Mullen, A. Kirsten (Andrea Kirsten), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Civil rights--History.

African Americans.

African Americans--Reparations.

Income distribution--United States--History.

Income distribution.

Race discrimination--United States--History.

Race discrimination.

Slavery--United States--History.

Slavery.

United States--Race relations--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (443 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, North Carolina : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020]

Summary:

Racism and discrimination have choked economic opportunity for African Americans at nearly every turn. At several historic moments, the trajectory of racial inequality could have been altered dramatically. But neither Reconstruction nor the New Deal nor the civil rights struggle led to an economically just and fair nation. Today, systematic inequality persists in the form of housing discrimination, unequal education, police brutality, mass incarceration, employment discrimination, and massive wealth and opportunity gaps. Economic data indicates that for every dollar the average white household holds in wealth the average black household possesses a mere ten cents. This compelling and sharply argued book addresses economic injustices head-on and make the most comprehensive case to date for economic reparations for U.S. descendants of slavery. Using innovative methods that link monetary values to historical wrongs, William Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen assess the literal and figurative costs of justice denied in the 155 years since the end of the Civil War and offer a detailed roadmap for an effective reparations program, including a substantial payment to each documented U.S. black descendant of slavery. This new edition features a new foreword addressing the latest developments on the local, state, and federal level and considering current prospects for a comprehensive reparations program.

Contents:

Cover

Praise Pages

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Introduction: Standing at the Crossroads

PART 1

1. A Political History of America's Black Reparations Movement

2. Myths of Racial Equality

PART 2

3. Who Reaped the Fruits of Slavery?

4. Roads Not Taken in the Early Years of the Republic

PART 3

5. Alternatives to War and Slavery

6. Race and Racism during the Civil War

PART 4

7. Rehearsals for Freedom

8. Radicals and Rebels

9. Seven Mystic Years (1866-1873)

PART 5

10. Sins of the Sons and Daughters

11. Beyond Jim Crow

PART 6

12. Criticisms and Responses

13. A Program of Black Reparations

With Gratitude

Appendixes

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-88-908641-0-9

979-88-908641-1-6

1-4696-7122-0

OCLC:

1337944560