I or We? Linked Fate, Self-Interest, and African American Opinion Toward Reparations

Tatishe M. Nteta, Jesse H. Rhodes, Bel Corder, Seth K. Goldman, Yuen J. Huo, Efrén Pérez, Linda R. Tropp, Department of Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Department of Communication , Commonwealth Honors College, University of Massachusetts, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Departments of Political Science and Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts

Political Research Quarterly

Published online on August 04, 2026

Abstract

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Recent years have witnessed renewed calls for reparations to advance racial equality in the United States. In response, a number of localities and institutions of higher education have provided reparations to the descendants of slaves. However, the policy ...