Whiteness and Morality Pursuing Racial Justice through Reparations a

This book considers how white U.S.-Americans may participate in racial justice-making, and shows how 'white' identities embody problematic moral realities, arguing that reparations for people of African descent and sovereignty for Native peoples are criti

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Whiteness and Morality Pursuing Racial Justice through Reparations and Sovereignty

Jennifer Harvey

WHITENESS AND MORALITY

© Jennifer Harvey, 2007. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2007 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries.

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DOI 10.1057/9780230604940 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Harvey, Jennifer; 1971– Whiteness and morality : pursuing racial justice through reparations and sovereignty / by Jennifer Harvey. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1–4039–7739–9. (alk Paper) 1. Whites—Race identity—United States. 2. Whites—United States— Attitudes. 3. Slavery—United States—History. 4. United States—Race relations—History. 5. Racism—United States—History. 6. Racism— United States—Political aspects. 7. African Americans—Reparations. 8. Social Justice—United States. I. Title. E184.A1H3528 2007 305.800973—dc22

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