Should America Pay?: Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations - Softcover

Winbush, Raymond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060083115 ISBN 13: 9780060083113

Publisher: Amistad Press, 2003

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2003 08 Pages: 448 in Publisher: Amistad Growing interest in reparations for African Americans has the prompted a range of responses The from lawsuits against major corporations and a march in Washington to an anti-reparations ad campaign. As a result . the link between slavery and contemporary race relations is more potent and obvious than ever. Grassroots organizers. lawmakers. and distinguished academics have emaced the idea that reparations should be pursued vigorously in the courts and legislature. But others ask. Who should pay And could reparations help heal the wounds of the pastThis comprehensive collection - the only of its kind - gathers together the seminal essays and key participants in the debate. Pro-reparations essays. including contributions by Congressman John Conyers Jr .. Christopher Hitchens. and Professor Molefi Asante . are counter...

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Review:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060083115
• ISBN 13: 9780060083113
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416