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The verdict
Repair
GOOD PRICE.
This book examines the historical case for reparations to Black Americans by looking at two specific places where freed enslaved people were actually given land after the Civil War, then had it taken away after Lincoln's assassination. It's for anyone interested in understanding where modern reparations demands come from and what happened to Black people's property and wealth in the immediate aftermath of slavery.
$10.44
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The read
What's actually worth knowing.
- The book focuses on two concrete historical examples, the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Davis Bend in Mississippi, rather than speaking about reparations in abstract terms.
- It traces what happened to land that was explicitly given to formerly enslaved people as reparation, showing how that land was returned to former slave owners after Lincoln died.
- The book connects a specific moment in Reconstruction history to the ongoing fight for racial justice and reparations in America today.
As of Aug 31, the Repair is a good price at $10.44 — versus a $8.95 typical price and a $2.99 12-month low, based on Amazon's own price history.
Its price this year
Right about its usual price — no games.
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