reparations

"A . . . biography of Michi Weglyn, the Japanese American fashion designer whose activism fueled a movement for recognition of and reparations for America's World War II concentration camps. The daughter of Japanese immigrants, Michi Nishiura Weglyn was confined in Arizona's Gila River concentration camp during World War II. She later became a costume designer for Broadway and worked as the wardrobe designer for some of the most popular television personalities of the '50s and early '60s. In 1968, after a televised statement by the US Attorney General that concentration camps in America never existed, Michi embarked on an eight-year solo quest through libraries and the National Archives to expose and account for the existence of the World War II camps where she and other Japanese Americans were imprisoned. Her research became a major catalyst for passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, in which the US government admitted that its treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II was wrong"--Provided by publisher.

"Anthology of diverse essays exploring the debate surrounding reparations for Black Americans as compensation for the horrors of slavery in the US as well as generations of damaging policies that have impeded the development of African American communities. Experts from the field debate whether reparations are necessary, if they could ever be sufficient, and how they could be implemented"--Provided by publisher.

"Racism and discrimination have choked economic opportunity for African Americans at nearly every turn . . . [the authors] confront these injustices head-on and make the most comprehensive case to date for economic reparations for U.S. descendants of slavery. After opening the book with a stark assessment of the intergenerational effects of white supremacy on black economic well-being, [the authors] look to both the past and the present to measure the inequalities borne of slavery. Using . . . methods that link monetary values to historical wrongs, they next assess the literal and figurative costs of justice denied in the 155 years since the end of the Civil War. Finally, [the authors] offer a detailed roadmap for an effective reparations program, including a substantial payment to each documented U.S. black descendant of slavery. Taken individually, any one of the three eras of injustice outlined--slavery, Jim Crow, and modern-day discrimination--makes a . . . case for black reparations"--The University of North Carolina Press.

Contains essays in which key participants in the debate over whether reparations should be paid to African-Americans for slavery explain their positions both for and against the idea. Includes a selection of related documents.

Explores a wide range of opinions concerning reparations for American slavery, discussing the pros and cons of the issue and the controversies it has sparked.

Simon Goodman's grandparents came from German Jewish banking dynasties and died in concentration camps. And that's all he knew because his father rarely spoke of their family history or heritage. When his father died, Simon and his brother received numerous boxes of old papers. And little by little the true story of the Goodman (or Gutmann in German) family began to emerge. An incredulous Simon soon realized that his grandparents had been wealthy beyond belief and all their real estate, priceless art treasues, and eventually their lives, had been stolen by the Nazis. Simon's father had made an effort to reclaim his family's history but it would be Simon who succeeded.

Presents the life of Callie House, a former slave and mother of five who still had time to demand ex-slave reparations. Focuses on how the Justice Department curtailed the activities of the Callie House organizers, and gravely violated her constitutional rights. She was also accused of mail fraud and was denied support by African-American newspapers.

Japanese Americans tell of their experiences during the evacuation to internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Profiles the case of Fred Korematsu, who sought compensation from the American government for his time spent in a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II.