Ibram X. Kendi
Simply put: The best historical, conceptual, and empirical case for reparations for Black Americans.
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Darity and Mullen have written a vital intellectual history and a roadmap for these times. Tragically, the nation continues to bequeath its original sin to yet another generation with a persistent unpaid debt and unearned privileges. The issue of reparations for African Americans is long-debated but not often enough seriously considered. This book is a glimmering exception. From Here to Equality is tautly written, fiercely argued, and passionately committed to the spirit and letter of freedom.
Craig Steven Wilder
An extraordinary accomplishment and a brilliant and provocative contribution to the current debate on reparations. From Here to Equality provides a genuinely novel and thoughtful solution that will propel this evolving, international political movement.
From the Publisher
Simply put: The best historical, conceptual, and empirical case for reparations for Black Americans."—Ibram X. Kendi
Against the contextual framework of the horrors of slavery and Jim Crow laws that arose from the abysmal failure of Reconstruction, From Here to Equality provides a compelling argument for Black reparations. This astonishing work by Darity and Mullen provides a cogent analysis of the various equations that are formulae for reparations proposals while tackling some of the movement's most difficult and complex questions, like the issue of eligibility. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the movement and especially for those who are offended by the idea of Black reparations. Ultimately, this book dares us to take that step that will bring us closer to a serious reckoning with this nation's greatest sin."—John Tateishi, author of Redress: The Inside Story of the Successful Campaign for Japanese American Reparations
An extraordinary accomplishment and a brilliant and provocative contribution to the current debate on reparations. From Here to Equality provides a genuinely novel and thoughtful solution that will propel this evolving, international political movement."—Craig Steven Wilder, author of Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities
Darity and Mullen have written a vital intellectual history and a roadmap for these times. Tragically, the nation continues to bequeath its original sin to yet another generation with a persistent unpaid debt and unearned privileges. The issue of reparations for African Americans is long-debated but not often enough seriously considered. This book is a glimmering exception. From Here to Equality is tautly written, fiercely argued, and passionately committed to the spirit and letter of freedom."—Tressie McMillan Cottom, PhD, author of Thick: And Other Essays
A powerful study of the long arc of injustice in America, From Here to Equality offers clear remedies for problems that fester in our nation because of slavery's legacies. This beautifully written book is a game-changer, required reading for all who wish to understand the historical and contemporary reparations movement."—Daina Ramey Berry, author of The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved, from Womb to Grave, in the Building of a Nation
Here is a book the United States profoundly needs—one that places black Americans' press for reparations within the context of a terse, honest account of our nation's past. Bringing together well-known stories and willfully forgotten ones, Darity and Mullen present an altogether fresh vision of how we came to our present moment and of what should be done to drain the American abscess and heal. Reading the book leaves one inspired—no small feat considering the unflinching attention given to the most painful details of American history. A landmark work sure to inform national and international conversations in the decades to come."—Paul Farmer, MD, Harvard University
Paul Farmer
Here is a book the United States profoundly needs—one that places black Americans' press for reparations within the context of a terse, honest account of our nation's past. Bringing together well-known stories and willfully forgotten ones, Darity and Mullen present an altogether fresh vision of how we came to our present moment and of what should be done to drain the American abscess and heal. Reading the book leaves one inspired—no small feat considering the unflinching attention given to the most painful details of American history. A landmark work sure to inform national and international conversations in the decades to come.
Daina Ramey Berry
A powerful study of the long arc of injustice in America, From Here to Equality offers clear remedies for problems that fester in our nation because of slavery's legacies. This beautifully written book is a game-changer, required reading for all who wish to understand the historical and contemporary reparations movement.
John Tateishi
Against the contextual framework of the horrors of slavery and Jim Crow laws that arose from the abysmal failure of Reconstruction, From Here to Equality provides a compelling argument for Black reparations. This astonishing work by Darity and Mullen provides a cogent analysis of the various equations that are formulae for reparations proposals while tackling some of the movement's most difficult and complex questions, like the issue of eligibility. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the movement and especially for those who are offended by the idea of Black reparations. Ultimately, this book dares us to take that step that will bring us closer to a serious reckoning with this nation's greatest sin.
