Repair: Redeeming the Promise of Abolition - Couverture rigide

Franke, Katherine

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1608466248 ISBN 13 : 9781608466245

Editeur : Haymarket Books, 2019

Synopsis

Katherine Franke makes a powerful case for reparations for Black Americans by amplifying the stories of formerly enslaved people and calling for repair of the damage caused by the legacy of American slavery. Repair invites readers to explore the historical context for reparations, offering a detailed account of the circumstances that surrounded the emancipation of enslaved Black people in two unique contexts, the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Davis Bend, Mississippi, Jefferson Davis's former plantation. Through these two critical historical examples, Franke unpacks intergenerational, systemic racism and white privilege at the heart of American society and argues that reparations for slavery are necessary, overdue and possible.

Katherine Franke is one of the nation's leading scholars writing on law, racial justice, and African American history. Her first book was Wedlocked: The Perils of Marriage Equality. She is the Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Columbia University and chair of the board of Trustees of the Center for Constitutional Rights.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Katherine Franke is one of the nation's leading scholars writing on law, racial justice, and African American history. Her first book was Wedlocked: The Perils of Marriage Equality. She is the Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Columbia University and chair of the board of Trustees of the Center for Constitutional Rights.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Haymarket Books
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1608466248
• ISBN 13: 9781608466245
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208
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