Praise for The Debt
“A tour de force…Heartfelt, impassioned.”—Emerge
“Incisive…keenly observed, perceptively written.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
“In a manner strikingly reminiscent of James Baldwin, Robinson combines acute insight, attention to the obvious but overlooked, and unpretentious breadth of vision.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Provocative…Lays out the logic behind reparations and addresses the issue from an economic standpoint.”—Chicago Sun-Times
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Reclaiming Our Ancient Self
2. Taking Account of the Long-Term Psychic Damage
3. Race to Class to Race
4. Self-Hatred
5. Demanding Respect
6. Race, Money, and Foreign Policy: The Cuba Example
7. The Cost of Ignoring the Race Problem in America…
8. …and in the Black World
9. Thoughts About Restitution
10. Toward the Black Renaissance
Sources
Index
