From Here to Equality, 2nd edition, by William Darity Jr and A Kirsten Mullen is an in depth and detailed look at the case for reparations as well as a plan for making them.

I think as far as making the case, this volume succeeds very well. Only so much detail can be covered in a single book meant for the public, and plenty of detail is covered, but when the time comes for working out details much more will need to be considered. To have left out all of the history would not have made sense here, this is a book that both makes a case for and creates a plan for reparations. One can't plan without making the case.

On reading, I don't see anything that just seems "wrong" in their plan, from who to include to how much. That isn't to say this will end up being the best plan, and perhaps ultimately the most workable plan that still accomplishes the goals will have to be more inclusive, which means altering it from reparations stemming from US slavery to reparations for the many wrongs that went into making the US a white supremacist nation and doing so by using or trying to eliminate entire populations.

So while the case is, I think, made sufficiently well, I view the plan as an opening suggestion in what needs to be a comprehensive settlement but one that happens sooner rather than later. We can't keep this in committees and discussions without clear timetables and goals. At the same time we have to find a way to make the maximum change with one decision so that we aren't repeating this process for every group that has a justification in calling for reparation.

Although this volume left me with as many questions as answers, I do feel like my questions are further along the path than they might otherwise be.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. ( )