Redeem a Nation: The Century-Long Battle to Restore the Soul of America

The nation’s foremost expert on restorative justice and the lead attorney for the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre presents a powerful and urgent call to arms to right the wrongs of our past for a more sustainable future.

Despite North Tulsa, Damario Solomon-Simmons’ hometown, once being the mecca for Black wealth, north Tulsans don’t own land or property, don't have access to inheritance or generational wealth, and mostly live paycheck to paycheck with little opportunity for climbing out of the crushing hole of poverty. We see through young Damario’s eyes–and the subtle and direct racism he faces–that Tulsa hasn’t shed its racist roots. Combining his own experience and the evocative portrait of a city suffering under one hundred years without repair, Redeem a Nation acknowledges why restorative justice is urgent and critical. We must address the systemic barriers that continue to perpetuate inequality and provide the necessary resources for individuals and communities to thrive.

Riveting and unflinching, Redeem a Nation presents a compelling case for reparatory justice and reminds us of our collective responsibility to dismantle the structures that perpetuate inequality and suffering. Redeem a Nation grapples with the monumental story of corruption, disenfranchisement, and poverty in America through the historic, complex legal case for reparations in Tulsa and the deeply personal and evocative stories of the last living victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre and their descendants. It explores the moral obligation to seek justice and rectify both the past and present to forge a more equitable America in the face of its current deconstruction.

Redeem a Nation reveals how the damage of generational poverty and loss of opportunity isn’t some relic of the past. It is happening right now, in towns and cities all over the United States. From Tulsa to Chicago, Redeem a Nation offers a way forward through real systematic change and community care. View Less