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Compensation for Slavery - What Does this Mean to Me?
Event Description:Compensation for Slavery - What Does this Mean to Me?
EGPS Work Group for Racial Equity discussion group
Jan 17, 2023 08:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Facilitated by Libby O’Connor and Christine Schmidt
There are some facts about the payment of Reparations for us to examine: With the exception of payments made to formerly enslaved people of African descent by their enslavers of the Five Tribes, formerly enslaved people were never compensated for the theft of their labor, abduction from their homeland, and destruction of their families. Following the Civil War, enslavers were paid reparations for the loss of their chattel labor, but formerly enslaved people were offered nothing. Colonial struggles that resulted in liberation of enslaved people of African descent in Haiti and in the British Caribbean colonies indebted the newly liberated to the former colonizers, guaranteeing a legacy of impoverishment and ongoing racist oppression.
Consider these questions as you become familiar with the facts and the narratives about Reparations for Slavery:
Why are Black victims of human rights violations denied Reparations?
What does this look like today in our institutions?
How does this show up in our lives?
What are our responsibilities for righting this historic wrong?
Reparations for Slavery https://reparations4slavery.com/
National African American Reparations Commission https://reparationscomm.org/
National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America http://ncobra.org/
Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/05/24/haiti-washington-dc-reparations/
The Ransom: The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-history-colonized-france.html
Perry, Andre M (2020). Know your price: Valuing Black lives and property in America’s Black cities. Washington, DC: Brookings Institute Press.
Scanlan, Padraic X (2020). Slave empire: How slavery build modern Britain. London: Robinson.
Roberts, Alaina (2021). I’ve Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Interview with Dr. Roberts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiBSOVjniUQ
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The Work Group for Racial Equity is a "drop in' group for everyone, EGPS members and not-yet members. You are invited to participate whenever you can. We meet monthly on the third Monday evening of the month to discuss relevant books, films, podcasts and articles. Further information can be found on the EGPS website at https://egps.org/work-group-racial-equity.php
Location:
Time: Tuesday, January 17th, 8:30 pm - 9:45 pm
Contact #1: April Harvin
Contact #2: Chris Dolan
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