'Getting to Reparations' argues a clear path and legal strategy to atone for slavery

NPR | By Justine Kenin,

Sarah McCammon, Daniel Ofman, Mia Venkat

Published January 31, 2026 at 12:50 PM AKST

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Dorothy Brown, a Georgetown University law professor, lays out a case for reparations in her new book Getting to Reparations: How Building a Different America Requires a Reckoning with Our Past.

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