Historical truth-telling is itself a component of the reparations remedy

Evidence

The process of getting reparations would mean that we learn about all our history and make sure our children are taught the truth about our country. We should teach the history of race and racism the same way we teach math and chemistry—as accurately as we can. — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations, 605

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Reparations offer white Americans relief from maintaining delusion and denial — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations: How Building a…, 583; Reparations’ central purpose is ending black Americans’ burden of self-explanation — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations: How Building a…, 604; Apology-focused racial reckoning can sidestep demands for reparative action — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 166
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Reparations offer white Americans relief from maintaining delusion and denial — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations: How Building a…, 583; Reparations’ central purpose is ending black Americans’ burden of self-explanation — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations: How Building a…, 604; Apology-focused racial reckoning can sidestep demands for reparative action — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 166

Broader Connections

• Apology-focused racial reckoning can sidestep demands for reparative action #complicates (0.88) — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 166