Should America Pay?: Slavery and the Raging Debate over Reparations - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060083107 ISBN 13: 9780060083106

Publisher: Amistad Pr, 2003

Synopsis

An in-depth analysis of the African-American reparations debate features essays by top political figures and writers as well as such documents as the First Congressional Reparations Bill of 1867 and the Dakar Declaration of 2001.

About this title

Review:

"A comprehensive look at the controversial issue from such angles as the history, law, practical challenges, and global implications."--The Tennesseean

"Whatever your opinions on the issue, Should America Pay? is...essential reading."--Black Issues Book Review

"The most extensive, tightly written and thorough book on the subject. . . .a book everyone should read."--Nashville City Paper

"This...informed....thoughtful....book thoroughly covers the history, laws and arguments for bringing the issue of reparations to the forefront."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Dr. Winbush understands the volatile nature of talk about reparations....[his] book will...stir the pot."--Dallas Morning News

"This book is simply the best treatment of the reparations movement available in print. Don't miss it!"--Cornel West

This book is simply the best treatment of the reparations movement available in print. Don t miss it! --Cornel West"

The most extensive, tightly written and thorough book on the subject. . . .a book everyone should read. --Nashville City Paper"

Whatever your opinions on the issue, Should America Pay? is...essential reading. --Black Issues Book Review"

Dr. Winbush understands the volatile nature of talk about reparations....[his] book will...stir the pot. --Dallas Morning News"

About the Author:

Raymond A. Winbush, Ph.D. is the Director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University. He received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Oakwood College in Alabama and received a fellowship to attend the University of Chicago, where he earned both his master's degree and Ph.D. in psychology. He has taught at Oakwood College, Alabama A&M, Vanderbilt University, and Fisk University. He is the recipient of numerous grants, including one from the Kellogg Foundation to establish a "National Dialogue on Race." He is the author of The Warrior Method: A Parents' Guide to Rearing Healthy Black Boys, the former treasurer and executive board member of the National Council of Black Studies, and is currently on the editorial board of the Journal of Black Studies. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amistad Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060083107
• ISBN 13: 9780060083106
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Winbush Raymond A.