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9. The Children of Slavery
Genealogical Research and the Establishment of Eligibility for Reparations
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Evelyn A. McDowell
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Introduction 1
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Part 1. The Context and Cases for Reparations
- 1. Where Does Black Reparations in America Stand? 11
- 2. Wealth Implications of Slavery and Racial Discrimination for African American Descendants of the Enslaved 22
- 3. Unequal Housing and the Case for Reparations 63
- 4. Educational Inequities and the Case for Reparations 75
- 5. The African American Health Burden 95
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Part 2. The Path to Reparations and Related Considerations
- Learning from Past Experiences with Reparations 111
- 7. Considerations for the Design of a Reparations Plan 138
- 8. Reparations and Adult Education 147
- 9. The Children of Slavery 174
- 10. On the Black Reparations Highway 200
- Appendix A. List of Documented Massacres and Instances of Mob Violence Perpetrated against Black Individuals, Civil War through 1950 213
- Appendix B. Sample Pedigree Chart and Family Group Sheet from Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage 217
- The Reparations Planning Committee 221
- Index 223
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Introduction 1
-
Part 1. The Context and Cases for Reparations
- 1. Where Does Black Reparations in America Stand? 11
- 2. Wealth Implications of Slavery and Racial Discrimination for African American Descendants of the Enslaved 22
- 3. Unequal Housing and the Case for Reparations 63
- 4. Educational Inequities and the Case for Reparations 75
- 5. The African American Health Burden 95
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Part 2. The Path to Reparations and Related Considerations
- Learning from Past Experiences with Reparations 111
- 7. Considerations for the Design of a Reparations Plan 138
- 8. Reparations and Adult Education 147
- 9. The Children of Slavery 174
- 10. On the Black Reparations Highway 200
- Appendix A. List of Documented Massacres and Instances of Mob Violence Perpetrated against Black Individuals, Civil War through 1950 213
- Appendix B. Sample Pedigree Chart and Family Group Sheet from Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage 217
- The Reparations Planning Committee 221
- Index 223