reparationists
Redress movement supporters
Reparationists advocate for reparations—compensation paid to groups for historical injustices, especially slavery and its aftermath.
The term appears most often in American debates about payments to descendants of enslaved people: Reparationists argue that the racial wealth gap traces directly to unpaid labor.
Critics use the term dismissively; supporters wear it as a badge.
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- equalitySame status for all
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
policy · tribunal · commission · hearings · redress
People working for causes
- campaignersPeople promoting a cause
- supportersPeople who back something
- proponentsSupporters of a position
- lobbyistsPaid political persuaders
champions · crusaders · defenders · allies · backers · organizers · spokespersons · promoters
Confirmation of receipt
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- healingRestoration of health
- truth-tellingCommunicating only facts
remembrance · memorialization · accountability · recognition · amends · conciliation · restoration · closure
Fulfilling a financial obligation
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- damagesCompensation for injury
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
Ownership of people
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- segregationForced separation by group
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
- exploitationSelfish use of others
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- equalitySame status for all
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
legislation · policy · tribunal · commission · hearings · redress
activists
People working for causes
- campaignersPeople promoting a cause
- supportersPeople who back something
- proponentsSupporters of a position
lobbyists · champions · crusaders · defenders · allies · backers · organizers · spokespersons · promoters · coalition
acknowledgment
Confirmation of receipt
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- healingRestoration of health
truth-telling · remembrance · memorialization · accountability · recognition · amends · conciliation · restoration · closure
payment
Fulfilling a financial obligation
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- damagesCompensation for injury
slavery
Ownership of people
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- segregationForced separation by group
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
exploitation · genocide · apartheid · redlining · Windrush · Caribbean
reparation, reparations, repair, repairs, repaired, repairing, repairable, irreparable, irreparably