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Henry Charles P. <1947-> |
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Long overdue [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of racial reparations / / Charles P. Henry |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-8147-9080-1 |
0-8147-3724-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (259 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - Reparations - History |
African Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - History |
African Americans - Civil rights - History - 20th century |
Civil rights movements - United States - History - 20th century |
Reparations for historical injustices - United States |
Racism - Political aspects - United States |
Slavery - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
United States Politics and government 20th century |
United States Race relations |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-239) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 the Rosewood and Greenwood Reparations Claims; 4 The Contemporary Debate: The Legacy of Slavery and the Antireparations Movement; 5 Reparations Go 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 KatrinaNotes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Ever since the unfulfilled promise of "forty acres and a mule," America |
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