The Social Life of DNA Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation after the Genome |
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| Author:
| Nelson, Alondra |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8070-3301-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press
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| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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Genealogy is the second most popular hobby in the United States, and the outpouring of interest in it from the African American community has been remarkable. Alondra Nelson realized that genetic testing is being used to grapple with the unfinished business of slavery. It is being used for reconciliation, to establish ties with African ancestral homelands, to rethink citizenship, and to make unprecedented legal claims for slavery reparations based on genetic ancestry.
Genealogy is the second most popular hobby in the United States, and the outpouring of interest in it from the African American community has been remarkable. Alondra Nelson realized that genetic testing is being used to grapple with the unfinished business of slavery. It is being used for reconciliation, to establish ties with African ancestral homelands, to rethink citizenship, and to make unprecedented legal claims for slavery reparations based on genetic ancestry.