Resources

Resources from the Reparations4Slavery.com Portal you may find useful

Reparations4slavery.com is a portal for white families walking the path of racial healing through engaging in direct repair. Explore materials on the portal to deepen your engagement with reparations concepts and strengthen your resolve to work toward repair.

Study Erased History

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Reparations Theory

Reparations for slavery is the idea that some form of compensation is due for the descendants of Africans enslaved as part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

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The Racial Wealth Gap: Understanding the Historic Basis for Repair

Learn about the creation of the racial wealth gap, era-by-era:

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Modern Vectors of Economic Oppression

White Economic Advantage + Black Economic Suppression = Modern Vectors of Economic Racism

Then develop your plan of repair.

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Links to Reparations Guides & Tools

Reparations Guides by N'COBRA, the Movement for Black Lives and other Black-Led organizations

Designing a Family Plan of Repair

It's easy to become overwhelmed by the level of harm our white families have perpetrated against African Americans over the centuries. How can we determine the scale of harm? How can we unwind specific harms? Where should we start? If you have committed yourself to the path of repair, but are not sure how to develop a specific plan, begin here. Then, follow your heart.

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Reparative Genealogy

Reparative Genealogy is the act of researching our heritage, acknowledging our connection to slavery, and daylighting the history of those our ancestors enslaved.