TY - JOUR
T1 - "To not hate"
T2 - Reconciliation among victims of violence and participants of the greensboro truth and reconciliation commission
AU - Androff, David
N1 - Funding Information:
The GTRC was funded by a combination of private donations and foundation grants totaling $425,109.48. The primary funders were social justice philanthropic foundations: the Andrus Family Fund contributed $185,000 and the Justice, Equality, Human Dignity, and Tolerance (JEHT) Foundation gave $150,000. The rest of the foundation funding was made in smaller increments from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation ($30,000), the Ramano Family Fund ($10,000), the Ervin Lee Brisbon Fund ($6,000), the Community Foundation for a Greater Greensboro ($3,000), the Julian Price Family Foundation ($2,000), the North Carolina Humanities Council Mini-Grant ($1,200) and the Sprinkle Family Fund ($200). The rest came from individual grassroots donations totaling $36,709.48. The GTRC was also supported by a number of in-kind donations of meeting space, food and technical assistance from individuals and corporations, including Applebee’s, Chick-fil-A, Harris Teeter, Outback Steakhouse, Sam’s Club, Target and Panera Bread, among others.
PY - 2010/9
Y1 - 2010/9
N2 - The Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission (GTRC) was an intervention promoting reconciliation among the victims and community affected by the 1979 Greensboro Massacre in North Carolina. An exploratory qualitative research design was used, in which in-depth, open-ended interviews were conducted with victims of the Greensboro Massacre who subsequently participated in the GTRC (n = 17). Findings revealed a typology of reconciliation that includes cognitive-affective, behavioral and social reconciliation. Respondents displayed different orientations in how they prioritized reconciliation with the twin goals of seeking truth and justice. The GTRC did contribute to interpersonal reconciliation, and can be a useful model of communities working to recover from violence. The cognitive-affective, behavioral and social typology of reconciliation can be used to assess other interventions aimed at promoting reconciliation. Individuals' personal orientations towards reconciliation can also be used to explain different reactions among people to restorative justice efforts.
AB - The Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission (GTRC) was an intervention promoting reconciliation among the victims and community affected by the 1979 Greensboro Massacre in North Carolina. An exploratory qualitative research design was used, in which in-depth, open-ended interviews were conducted with victims of the Greensboro Massacre who subsequently participated in the GTRC (n = 17). Findings revealed a typology of reconciliation that includes cognitive-affective, behavioral and social reconciliation. Respondents displayed different orientations in how they prioritized reconciliation with the twin goals of seeking truth and justice. The GTRC did contribute to interpersonal reconciliation, and can be a useful model of communities working to recover from violence. The cognitive-affective, behavioral and social typology of reconciliation can be used to assess other interventions aimed at promoting reconciliation. Individuals' personal orientations towards reconciliation can also be used to explain different reactions among people to restorative justice efforts.
KW - Greensboro
KW - Reconciliation
KW - Restorative justice
KW - Truth and reconciliation commissions
KW - Victims
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U2 - 10.1080/10282580.2010.498226
DO - 10.1080/10282580.2010.498226
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79956185808
SN - 1028-2580
VL - 13
SP - 269
EP - 285
JO - Contemporary Justice Review: Issues in Criminal, Social, and Restorative Justice
JF - Contemporary Justice Review: Issues in Criminal, Social, and Restorative Justice
IS - 3
ER -