An old article but I just came across it today. Its on the - TopicsExpress



          

An old article but I just came across it today. Its on the invention of whiteness as a racial category that came to trump ethnic heritage for many US populations as a direct result of laws and customs that put black people in one box and everyone else in another. The anecdote about the Georgia sheriff is priceless. Also, if you want to see this dynamic in action through a fictional lens, read Annie Proulx novel ACCORDION CRIMES. On a side note, many people today still seem not to understand how much their identity, which feels like some sort of profound, almost biological part of themselves, is actually the result of history, laws, and customs over which they have absolutely no control. articles.latimes/2009/dec/28/opinion/la-oe-rodriguez28-2009dec28
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:53:04 +0000

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