Read the essay below proposing reparations for women to make amends for decades of gender-based pay inequity. Briefly discuss your impressions of the author’s position and whether or not reparations are a good idea or a gender tax on men.
Reparations for black slavery Relate back to your intro/story/question. Discuss the best way to teach and explain why reparations are needed based on your subtopic.
Why was this plan for reparations unfulfilled? Should we think of Reconstruction after the Civil War, and in particular the work of the Freed men’s Bureau as forms of reparations? Contemporary writers and activists have revived the reparations demand. Are reparations for slavery and Jim Crow segregation still warranted? If so, what would reparations look […]
