![]() ![]() Redress constitutes the acts of restitution the steps taken to “heal the wound.” In this context, it means erasure of the black-white wealth gap. Kirsten Mullen advance a general definition of reparations as a program of acknowledgment, redress, and closure.Īcknowledgment constitutes the culpable party’s admission of responsibility for the atrocity admission should include recognition of the damages inflicted upon the enslaved and their descendants and the advantages gained by the culpable party. In their book, 'From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century', William Darity Jr. The payment of this debt in the 21st century is feasible-and at least 155 years overdue. ![]() ![]() Today’s black-white wealth gap originated with the unfulfilled promise of 40 acres in 1865. ![]()
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