Berry, Mary Frances. My face is black is true; Callie House and the struggle for ex-slave reparations.BERRY, Mary Frances Berry, Mary Frances (1938– ) historian, educator, government official; born in Nashville, Tenn. A graduate of Howard University, she received her Ph.D. . My face is black is true; Callie House and the struggle for ex-slave reparations reparations, payments or other compensation offered as an indemnity for loss or damage. Although the term is used to cover payments made to Holocaust survivors and to Japanese Americans interned during World War II in so-called relocation camps (and used as well to . Random House, Vintage. 314p. illus. notes. index. c2005. 0-307-27705-4. $14.95. SA The name of Callie House (1861-1928) has not often been mentioned in the popular accounts of African American history African American history is the portion of American history that specifically discusses the African American or Black American ethnic group in the United States. Most African Americans are the descendants of African slaves held in the United States from 1619 to 1865. . House, a Nashville laundress with five children, organized and, for over 30 years, fought for the National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty and Pension Association. She campaigned for pensions for the black veterans of the Civil War that would be equal to those granted white veterans. She petitioned Congress for such pensions, annoying the federal government so much that it tried to silence her by stopping all mail connected to her organization. The government eventually accused her (falsely) of mail fraud and House spent ten months in a Missouri jail in 1917-18. At the time of her life and death, House received fairly little recognition for her work. Now she is seen as one of the innovators of the drive for government reparation Compensation for an injury; redress for a wrong inflicted. The losing countries in a war often must pay damages to the victors for the economic harm that the losing countries inflicted during wartime. These damages are commonly called military reparations. for time spent in slavery. Historian Mary Frances Berry Mary Frances Berry is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and the former chairwoman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She is also the former board chair of Pacifica Radio. had few resources in reference to the personal life of House to work with, but she has done extensive research on House's association and its follow-up, all excellently organized. This is a useful work for students of American history. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. Patricia Moore, Chestnut Hill Chestnut Hill may refer to: In geography:
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