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The case for Black reparations / [by] Boris I. Bittker.

Title
The case for Black reparations / [by] Boris I. Bittker.
Author
Bittker, Boris I.
Publication
New York : Random House, 1973.

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Description
191 p.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • African Americans > Civil rights
  • Compensation (Law) > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The Black manifesto -- The case for compensation -- An alternative scenario: suit under section 1983 for damages for deprivation of constitutional rights -- Liability for the faithful performance of official duties? -- The status of governmental agencies under section 1983 -- The measurement of damages for segregation in public facilities -- Section 1983: epilogue -- Compensation to fit each beneficiary's personal circumstances? -- Identifying the beneficiaries -- The consitutionality of Black reparations -- Black reparations, justice, and social welfare -- Appendix A: Manifesto -- Appendix B: West German reparations to Nazi victims.
ISBN
0394480945
LCCN
^^^72010130^//r84
OCLC
  • 447430
  • SCSB-10274189
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library