Work

Claiming Reparations, Claiming the City

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Historians of the African American urban experience have revived scholarly efforts to document Black communities’ “right to the city.” These explorations have focused their attention on programs of reparative justice rooted in longer traditions of political thoughts and action. As the imagining of reparations for the the descendants of African slavery becomes more influential as a trend in the field, it will be important to ground this work in an understanding of the changing historical context of the past several decades, as well as the current realities of the shifting urban landscape.

Source: Journal of Urban History

DOI: 10.1177/00961442251383326

Author: Clarence Lang

Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Language: English

Topic: Race, History, and American Society

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Reduced inequalities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650