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Atonement and Forgiveness: Resources on Black Reparations

This resource guide was developed for BLSA & LS4CRU's event discussing Professor Roy Brooks' book Atonement and Forgiveness.

About the Event

LS4CRU & BLSA: Atonement and Forgiveness: A Discussion on Black Reparations with Professor Brooks

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Warren Hall, 131

BLSA and LS4CRU are holding a discussion and Q&A on Black Reparations with Professor Brooks on Tuesday, November 9th in WH 131. The discussion will include a Q&A and a recount of his experience testifying before the Governor's Task Force on Reparations.

About Professor Brooks

Roy L. Brooks is the Warren Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of San Diego.

Professor Brooks served as a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal, clerked for the Honorable Clifford Scott Green of the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, and practiced corporate law with Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City. He joined the USD School of Law faculty in 1979.

Professor Brooks is a member of the American Law Institute and the Authors Guild. He has received national book awards including the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award (twice) and the Brandeis University Library Learned Research Journal Award. He received the Thorsnes Prize for Excellence in Scholarship (twice) and the Thorsnes Prize for Excellence in Teaching (twice).

Professor Brooks was named a USD University Professor in 2005 and 2018. He teaches and writes in the areas of legal and critical theory, civil procedure, civil rights, employment discrimination, and international human rights.

Atonement and Forgiveness

E-books at USD

Law Review and Scholarly Articles

Other Online Sources

Print Books at USD