Does the U.S. Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission?: A Philosophical Investigation - Paperback

by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò (Author)

Written from the perspective of a philosopher and African immigrant, this book makes a forceful moral argument for the need for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in the U.S. to address the long history of injustice to African-Americans.

Author Biography

Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò is Professor of African Political Thought and current Chair at the Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. His research interests include Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy, Marxism, and African and Africana Philosophy. His writings have been translated into French, Italian, German, and Portuguese. He is the author of, among other publications, Against Decolonisation: Taking African Agency Seriously (2022).