‘The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks’
(Randall Robinson)
8/10 (B+)
‘The Debt’ presents a well thought-out case for the enormous debt owed to Africans and their American descendants – a pledge to repair the incalculable damage they have suffered (and continue to suffer) as a result of slavery, segregation, and ongoing discrimination. This book lays out several effective solutions to solve America’s racial problems (starting with accepting responsibility for the massive crime of slavery) and stresses the need for wide-scale reparations to rectify the lingering effects caused by centuries of abuse (in the form of monetary restitution, equal opportunities, and educational programs offering a comprehensive awareness of the contributions from ancient Africa and Afro-Americans throughout U.S. history).
This is a thought-provoking, unflinching, and controversial book that should be required reading for every college-level student of American history.
*Due to his growing frustration with the United States for its inequitable policies towards people of color (foreign and domestic), author Randall Robinson left the U.S. and emigrated to St. Kitts in 2001 – the island nation where his wife was born.
‘The Debt’ presents a well thought-out case for the enormous debt owed to Africans and their American descendants – a pledge to repair the incalculable damage they have suffered (and continue to suffer) as a result of slavery, segregation, and ongoing discrimination. This book lays out several effective solutions to solve America’s racial problems (starting with accepting responsibility for the massive crime of slavery) and stresses the need for wide-scale reparations to rectify the lingering effects caused by centuries of abuse (in the form of monetary restitution, equal opportunities, and educational programs offering a comprehensive awareness of the contributions from ancient Africa and Afro-Americans throughout U.S. history).
This is a thought-provoking, unflinching, and controversial book that should be required reading for every college-level student of American history.
*Due to his growing frustration with the United States for its inequitable policies towards people of color (foreign and domestic), author Randall Robinson left the U.S. and emigrated to St. Kitts in 2001 – the island nation where his wife was born.