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67 Tul. L. Rev. 597 (1992-1993)
If the Shoe Fits, Wear It: An Analysis of Reparations to African Americans

handle is hein.journals/tulr67 and id is 623 raw text is: TULANE
LAW REVIEW
VOL. 67  FEBRUARY 1993  No. 3

IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT: AN ANALYSIS OF
REPARATIONS TO AFRICAN AMERICANS
VINCENE VERDUN*
I.   INTRODUCTION ....................................                598
II. ANALYSIS OF REPARATIONS FROM THE DOMINANT
PERSPECTIVE AND THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN
CONSCIOUSNESS ....................................               612
A.    The Dominant Perspective .....................             619
B.    The African-American Consciousness ...........             625
C. Comparative Analysis of Reparations from the
* Vincene Verdun, Assistant Professor at Ohio State University College of Law,
extends: 1) special thanks, for reading very early drafts and sharing ideas that contributed
to this article substantively, to Professors Norman Amaker, Loyola of Chicago; Derrick
Bell, Harvard; Kevin Brown, Indiana; Beverly Moran, Wisconsin; Louis Randolph, Ohio
University - Political Science; Gerald Torres, Minnesota; Lea Vaughn, Washington; Leland
Ware, St. Louis; and the scholars at the Second Annual Midwestern People of Color
Scholarship Conference; 2) a note of gratitude to my colleagues-Daniel Chow, Albert
Clovis, Lawrence Herman, Joan Krauskopf, Stanley Laughlin, LeRoy Pernell, Nancy
Rapoport, Barbara Snyder, Douglas Whaley, and David Williams-whose comments and
encouragement were invaluable; 3) appreciation to my research assistants-Theodore
Adams, Gregory Carr, Maura Donoghue, Joseph Ragaglia, John Stanford, Martha White
and Reginald Williamson-who often went beyond the call of duty; 4) a dedication to my
husband, Marc Bradley, for his resourcefulness and contacts that provided access to Queen
Mother Moore and a host of other reparations activists; 5) acknowledgment of the
politicians and activists-Representative John Conyers, Queen Mother Moore, Senator Bill
Owens of Massachusetts, Cynthia Owens, and Mark Watson-whose input added depth to
the Article; 6) a thank you to Valmarie and Darwin Davis for their support and direction;
and 7) recognition to the Ohio State University Seed Grant Program, which provided much
needed economic support for my research.

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