Stolen wealth, hidden power : the case for reparations for mass incarceration
McKay, Tasseli, 1978-2022
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'Stolen Wealth, Hidden Power' is a staggering account of the destruction wrought by mass incarceration. Finding that the economic value of the damages to Black individuals, families, and communities totals $7.16 trillion - roughly 86% of the current Black-White wealth gap - this compelling and exhaustive analysis puts unprecedented empirical heft behind an urgent call for reparations. Much of the damage of mass incarceration, Tasseli McKay finds, has been silently absorbed by families and communities of the incarcerated - where it is often compensated for by women's invisible labour. Four decades of state-sponsored violence have destroyed the health, economic potential, and political power of Black Americans across generations.
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Author:
McKay, Tasseli, 1978-, author
Imprint:
Oakland : University of California Press, 2022.
Collation:
312 pages : illustrations (black and white)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780520389465 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
365.973
Language:
English
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BRN:
2300907
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