Repair

Katherine Franke makes a powerful case for reparations for Black Americans by amplifying the stories of formerlyenslaved peopleand calling for repair ofthe damage caused bythe legacy ofAmerican slavery.Repairinvites readers to explore the historical context for reparations, offering a detailed account of the circumstances that surrounded the emancipation of enslavedBlack peoplein two unique contexts, the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Davis Bend,Mississippi,Jefferson Davis's former plantation. Through these two critical historical examples, Franke unpacksintergenerational, systemic racism and white privilege at the heart of American society and argues that reparations for slavery arenecessary, overdueand possible. Katherine Frankeis one of the nation's leading scholars writing on law, racial justice,andAfrican American history. Her first book wasWedlocked: The Perils of Marriage Equality. She is the Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Columbia University andchair of the board of Trusteesof the Center for Constitutional Rights.