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Bookmark or Share- The History of White People - WikipediaThe History of White People is a 2010 book by Nell Irvin Painter, in which the author explores the idea of whiteness throughout history, beginning with ancient Greece and continuing through the beginning of scientific racism in early modern Europe to 19th- through 21st-century America.
- Author Examines 'The History Of White People' - NPRBut in her new book, The History of White People, historian Nell Irvin Painter explores the concept of whiteness — and explains how many ethnic groups now regarded as white, from Irish, Jews,...
- Definitions of whiteness in the United States - WikipediaAccording to Marxist scholar David Roediger, by the 18th century, "white" had become well established as a racial term at a time when the enslavement of African Americans was widespread. [1] . Roediger has argued that the construction of the "white race" in the United States was an effort to mentally distance slave owners from slaves. [1] .
- Whiteness | National Museum of African American History and CultureWhite supremacy is an ideology where white people are believed to be superior to nonwhite people. This fallacy is rooted in the same scientific racism and pseudo-science used to justify slavery, imperialism, colonialism, and genocide at various times in throughout history.
- Historical Foundations of Race | National Museum of African American ...From about the 1550s to 1600, “white” was exclusively used to describe elite English women, because the whiteness of skin signaled that they were persons of a high social class who did not go outside to labor.
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