For the Sake of Peace: Africana Perspectives on Racism, Justice, and Peace in America - Paperback

by Charles L. Chavis Jr. (Editor), Sixte Vigny Nimuraba (Editor)

For the Sake of Peace examines racism and injustice in the United States through the eyes of those of African descent. centers around an understanding of peace that is concerned with justice and racial equality, it brings together leading scholars from across the globe to reflect on violence, conflict and peace in the USA.

Author Biography

Charles L. Chavis, Jr., is assistant professor of conflict analysis and resolution and history and director of the John Mitchell, Jr. Program for History, Justice, and Race at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University. Sixte Vigny Nimuraba is president of the Burundian Independent National Commission on Human Rights (CNIDH), a visiting scholar, and director of Violence Prevention Initiatives of the Raphaël Lemkin Genocide Prevention Program at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University.