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Acts of forgiveness [large print] / by Cheeks, Maura,author.(CARDINAL)883791;

Includes bibliographical references."Every American waits with bated breath to see whether or not the country's first female president will pass the Forgiveness Act. The bill would allow Black families to claim up to $175,000 if they can prove they are the descendants of slaves, and for ambitious single mother Willie Revel the bill could be a long-awaited form of redemption. A decade ago, Willie gave up her burgeoning journalism career to help run her father's struggling construction company in Philadelphia and she has reluctantly put family first, without being able to forget who she might have become. Now she's back living with her parents and her young daughter while trying to keep her family from going into bankruptcy. Could the Forgiveness Act uncover her forgotten roots while also helping save their beloved home and her father's life's work? In order to qualify, she must first prove that the Revels are descended from slaves, but the rest of the family isn't as eager to dig up the past. Her mother is adopted, her father doesn't trust the government and believes working with a morally corrupt employer is the better way to save their business, and her daughter is just trying to make it through the fifth grade at her elite private school without attracting unwanted attention. It's up to Willie to verify their ancestry and save her family--but as she delves into their history, Willie begins to learn just how complicated family and forgiveness can be."--

Subjects: Large print books.; Social problem fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Family histories.; African American families; African Americans; Reparations for historical injustices; Intergenerational relations; African Americans; Family-owned business enterprises; Intergenerational relationships.;

Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6

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The Black reparations project : a handbook for racial justice / by Darity, William A.,Jr.,1953-editor.(CARDINAL)734592; Mullen, A. Kirsten(Andrea Kirsten),editor.(CARDINAL)829633; Hubbard, Lucas,1993-editor.(CARDINAL)880093;

Includes bibliographical references and index."A surge in interest in black reparations is taking place in America on a scale not seen since the Reconstruction Era. The Black Reparations Project gathers an accomplished interdisciplinary team of scholars-members of the Reparations Planning Committee-who have considered the issues pertinent to making reparations happen. This book will be an essential resource in the national conversation going forward. The first section of The Black Reparations Project crystallizes the rationale for reparations, cataloguing centuries of racial repression, discrimination, violence, mass incarceration, and the massive black-white wealth gap. Drawing on the contributors' expertise in economics, history, law, public policy, public health, and education, the second section unfurls direct guidance for building and implementing a reparations program, including draft legislation that addresses how the program should be financed and how claimants can be identified and compensated. Rigorous and comprehensive, The Black Reparations Project will motivate, guide, and speed the final leg of the journey for justice"--

Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; African Americans; Racial justice; Slavery; Racism; African Americans; Reparations for historical injustices; Racism.;

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4

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After one hundred winters : in search of reconciliation on America's stolen lands / by Jacobs, Margaret D.,1963-author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-328) and index.Part one. Our founding crimes -- Blood -- Eyes -- Spirits -- Bellies -- Tongues -- Part two. Promoting reconciliation in nineteenth-century America -- Rousing the conscience of a nation -- Friends of the Indian -- Indian boarding schools -- Part three. Searching for truth and reconciliation in the twenty-first century -- America's stolen generations -- The hardest word -- Where the mouth is -- Part four. A groundswell for reonciliation -- Skulls -- Bones -- Hands -- Hearts."A necessary reckoning with America's troubled history of injustice to Indigenous people, After One Hundred Winters confronts the harsh truth that the United States was founded on the violent dispossession of Indigenous people and asks what reconciliation might mean in light of this haunted history. In this timely and urgent book, settler historian Margaret Jacobs tells the stories of the individuals and communities who are working together to heal historical wounds-and reveals how much we have to gain by learning from our history instead of denying it. Jacobs traces the brutal legacy of systemic racial injustice to Indigenous people that has endured since the nation's founding. Explaining how early attempts at reconciliation succeeded only in robbing tribal nations of their land and forcing their children into abusive boarding schools, she shows that true reconciliation must emerge through Indigenous leadership and sustained relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people that are rooted in specific places and histories. In the absence of an official apology and a federal Truth and Reconciliation Commission, ordinary people are creating a movement for transformative reconciliation that puts Indigenous land rights, sovereignty, and values at the forefront. With historical sensitivity and an eye to the future, Jacobs urges us to face our past and learn from it, and once we have done so, to redress past abuses. Drawing on dozens of interviews, After One Hundred Winters reveals how Indigenous people and settlers in America today, despite their troubled history, are finding unexpected gifts in reconciliation."--

Subjects: Indians of North America; Indians of North America; Indians of North America; Reparations for historical injustices; Transitional justice;

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5

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The road to healing : a civil rights reparations story in Prince Edward County, Virginia / by Woodley, Ken,author.(CARDINAL)837268;

Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects: School integration; Public schools; Racism in education; Segregation in education; African Americans; Reparations for historical injustices;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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From these roots : my fight with Harvard to reclaim my legacy / by Lanier, Tamara,1962-author.; Welch, Liz,1969-author.(CARDINAL)354184;

Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-272).Sankofa -- Losing my mom, finding Papa Renty -- Genealogical trees do not flourish among slaves -- What's in a name -- De-mounting Agassiz -- Praying for a breakthrough -- Looking for Renty, finding Rose -- The truth is in the ground -- The hubris of Harvard -- The aha moment -- The Reichlin Letter -- The making of a dream team -- The Agassiz descendants : "Shame makes you not curious" -- The Harvard students mobilize -- An opportunity for Harvard -- Facts are stubborn things : summary of my Genealogy -- Reparations flow from the tortfeasor to the victim, not the other way around -- Documents of dubious origin -- Renty finally has his day in court -- Fulfilling my promise."Tamara Lanier grew up listening to her mother's stories about her ancestors. As Black Americans descended from enslaved people brought to America, they knew all too well how fragile the tapestry of a lineage could be. As her mother's health declined, she pushed her daughter to dig into those stories. "Tell them about Papa Renty," she would say. It was her mother's last wish. Thus begins one woman's remarkable commitment to document that story. Her discovery of an eighteenth-century daguerreotype, one of the first-ever photos of enslaved people from Africa, reveals a dark-skinned man with short-cropped silver hair and chiseled cheekbones. The information read "Renty, Congo." All at once, Lanier knew she was staring at the ancestor her mother told her so much about-Papa Renty. In a compelling story covering more than a decade of her own research, Lanier takes us on her quest to prove her genealogical bloodline to Papa Renty's that pits her in a legal battle against one of the most powerful institutions in the country, Harvard University. The question is, who has claim to the stories, artifacts, and remnants of America's stained history-the institutions who acquired and housed them for generations, or the descendants who have survived? From These Roots is not only a historical record of one woman's lineage but a call to justice that fights for all those demanding to reclaim, honor, and lay to rest the remains of mishandled lives and memories"--

Subjects: Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection.; Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Lanier, Tamara, 1962-; Harvard University; Reparations for historical injustices; African Americans; Enslaved persons; Slavery;

Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8

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The house girl : a novel / by Conklin, Tara.(CARDINAL)401354;

"Weaving together the story of an escaped slave in the pre–Civil War South and a determined junior lawyer, The House Girl follows Lina Sparrow as she looks for an appropriate lead plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking compensation for families of slaves. In her research, she learns about Lu Anne Bell, a renowned prewar artist whose famous works might have actually been painted by her slave, Josephine."--

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Reparations for historical injustices; Fugitive slaves; Corporate lawyers; Women lawyers; African Americans;

Available copies: 62 / Total copies: 66

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Holocaust justice : the battle for restitution in America's courts / by Bazyler, Michael J.(CARDINAL)290320;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-396) and index.Suing the Swiss banks -- German industry and its slaves -- Reclaiming prewar insurance policies -- Confronting the French banks --Litigating holocaust looted art -- The distribution controversies -- The legacy and consequences of holocaust restitution -- The post-holocaust restitution era: holocaust restitution as a model for addressing other historical injustices.

Subjects: Holocaust survivors; Holocaust survivors; World War, 1939-1945;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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From here to equality : reparations for Black Americans in the twenty-first century / by Darity, William A.,Jr.,1953-author.(CARDINAL)734592; Mullen, A. Kirsten(Andrea Kirsten),author.(CARDINAL)829633;

"Racism and discrimination have choked economic opportunity for African Americans at nearly every turn. In 'From Here to Equality,' William Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen 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, Darity and Mullen look to both the past and the present to measure the inequalities borne of slavery. Using innovative 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, Darity and Mullen 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 by Darity and Mullen--slavery, Jim Crow, and modern-day discrimination--makes a powerful case for black reparations"--Includes bibliographical references and index.A political history of America's black reparations movement -- Myths of racial equality -- Who reaped the fruits of slavery? -- Roads not taken in the early years of the republic -- Alternatives to war and slavery -- Race and racism during the Civil War -- Rehearsals for freedom -- Radicals and rebels -- Seven mystic years (1866-1873) -- Sins of the sons and daughters -- Beyond Jim Crow -- Criticisms and responses -- A program of black reparations.

Subjects: African Americans; African Americans; Income distribution; Slavery; Race discrimination;

Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11

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The forgotten daughter / by Goodman, Joanna,author.;

For fans of Jojo Moyes, from the bestselling author of The Home for Unwanted Girls, comes another compulsively readable story of love and friendship, following the lives of two women reckoning with their pasts and the choices that will define their futures.Divided by their past, united by love.1992: French-Canadian factions renew Quebecs fight to gain independence, and wild, beautiful Vronique Fortin, daughter of a radical separatist convicted of kidnapping and murdering a prominent politician in 1970, has embraced her fathers cause. So it is a surprise when she falls for James Phnix, a journalist of French-Canadian heritage who opposes Quebec separatism. Their love affair is as passionate as it is turbulent, as they negotiate a constant struggle between love and morals.At the same time, Jamess older sister, Elodie Phnix, one of the Duplessis Orphans, becomes involved with a coalition demanding justice and reparations for their suffering in the 1950s when Quebecs orphanages were converted to mental hospitals, a heinous political act of Premier Maurice Duplessis which affected 5,000 children.Vronique is the only person Elodie can rely on as she fights for retribution, reliving her trauma, while Elodie becomes a sisterly presence for Vronique, who continues to struggle with her familys legacy.The Forgotten Daughter is a moving portrait of true love, familial bonds, and persistence in the face of injustice. As each character is pushed to their moral brink, they will discover exactly which lines theyll crossand just how far theyll go for what they believe in.

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Female friendship; Orphans; French-Canadians; Women's friendships.;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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The forgotten daughter : a novel / by Goodman, Joanna,1969-author.(CARDINAL)477056;

"1992. Montreal, Quebec, 60 miles from the US border. Canada is in danger of splintering as French-Canadian factions renew Quebec's fight to gain independence from Canada. Wild and beautiful Véronique Fortin, daughter of a radical French- Canadian separatist who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering a prominent politician in 1970, shares her father's cause. She harbors no moral quandaries about flouting laws against smuggling, thievery, or terror to achieve political goals. So it is a surprise to everyone when she falls for James Phénix, a fluently bi-lingual journalist of French-Canadian heritage, inhabits both worlds comfortably, and opposes Quebec separatism. Their love affair is as passionate as it is politically charged and they lie in a constant struggle between love and morals. At the same time, James's older sister Elodie Phénix, one of the Duplessis Orphans, becomes involved with a coalition demanding justice and reparations for their suffering in the 1950's when Quebec's orphanages were converted to mental hospitals. This heinous political act of Premier Maurice Duplessis affected 5000 children in the province. Two decades later they still struggle to bind their wounds. Elodie and Véronique are kindred spirits, both constrained by their pasts, but desperate to move forward, and the two become friends on their parallel journeys. And Véronique is the only person Elodie can rely on as she slowly wades into the fight for retribution, reliving all her trauma along the way, and her familial relationships begin to strain. The Forgotten Daughter is a moving portrait of true love, familial bonds, and persistence in the face of injustice. And as each character is pushed to their moral brink, the will discover exactly which lines they'll cross-and just how far they'll go for what they believe in"--

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Female friendship; Orphans; French-Canadians; Women's friendships.;

Available copies: 28 / Total copies: 28

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