Crimes against humanity in the land of the free : can a truth and reconciliation process heal racial conflict in America? / Imani Michelle Scott, editor ; foreword by Sean Byrne.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-291) and index.

A searching and moral inventory : considerations on a truth, reconciliation, and peace process in the United States / Imani Michelle Scott -- Collective neuroticism : consequences and manifestations of communal trauma / Trina A. Brown and Bentley Gibson Wallace -- Imposing morality : cultural perspectives on truth, apologies, and forgiveness in the United States / Anthony Sean Neal -- Ideal culture vs. real culture : reflections on the links between America's core values and the values of truth and reconciliation initiatives / Mansa Bilal Mark King, Cindy Lutenbacher, and Leah Creque -- Assessing "effectiveness" and contemplating "justice" : employing case studies to inform an African American truth and reconciliation process / Toran Hansen -- Revisiting history : examining post-slavery and post-Holocaust events for considerations on advancing atonement in the United States / Bini Litwin and Barbara Timmons Strahl -- An ethical imperative : the pursuit of truth, forgiveness, and reconciliation in Greensboro / Spoma Jovanovic and Sarah E. Hollingsworth -- Reconfiguring traditional prescriptive approaches to truth and reconciliation processes : adapting the elicitive-centered insight approach for the United States / Megan Price -- The policing of the Black American male : transforming humiliation into humility in pursuit of truth and reconciliation / Tony Gaskew -- African American millennials in the age of Trayvon : keepin' it real / Jamila Lyn and Imani Michelle Scott -- Moving forward to liberty and justice for all / Imani Michelle Scott.

"This vital book considers the compelling and addictive hold that racism has had on centuries of Americans, explores historical and contemporary norms complicit in the problem, and appeals to the U.S. government to improve race relations, rectify existent social imperfections, and guard against future race-based abuses. Presents the inescapable evidence of persistent social violence, inequalities, and injustices perpetrated against blacks within America's borders prior to and for centuries since the nation's founding Identifies the negative psycho-social consequences and harmful impact of "transgenerated trauma"based on the experiences of living in an overtly oppressive society for centurieson both the oppressed and the oppressor in America Emphasizes the necessity for all American citizens to share the responsibility for exposing historical truths, working through painful memories and realities, engaging in long-avoided dialogue, and implementing systems to assure a more just America for all its citizens." -- from Amazon.com.