assume that our society’s concept of race—as a system of white supremacy—formed as an inevitable conclusion of the idea of white superiority. However, while the two concepts are indeed intrinsically linked, the order of the relationship is often misunderstood. One did not beget the other; in fact, the two concepts arose simultaneously in the late 1600s, following Bacon’s Rebellion. If one examines the history of race in America, one will find that our idea of race has its roots in the ruthless capitalist…

John Foster 's book, White Race Discourse, scrutinizes and deconstructs the manner in which many American Caucasians go about discussing, or rather, avoid discussing race relations in the United States. Through the means of face-to-face interviews, Foster gets insight into the minds of a sample of college students in a way that cannot be accomplished through a written survey. Recording inflections, pauses, and by guiding the interview, Foster catches many contradictions and discovers patterns seen…

Discussion Paper 2: Race at Work African Americans versus whites does it matter in the workplace? We must all agree that there is some form of racism that still exists in the workplace, as for me I strongly agree with Pager and Western that race still exists in the United States and exists at places other than work. According to Society the basics, racism is the belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferior to another. From birth I believe that the dominant races, in particular Caucasians…

emphasize the fact that white is a race—even though we fail to acknowledge this in society. When discussing race, white is usually left out of the conversation; white functions as the standard and as above being racialized in a sense, while every other skin color is compared to this “standard” and categorized accordingly. Deveare Smith also emphasizes white as a race and tries to un-construe this backwards idea of white as the standard in her performances by not setting apart white characters from the…

important links between Dodie’s character and the white race as a whole lies in his physical features and attributes. Soon after Dodie is born, Mammy Jane notices a mole behind his ear. She grudgingly concludes that Dodie “should die by judicial strangulation…nevertheless, the warning was a serious thing and not to be lightly disregarded.” (Chesnutt, 10) The irony of her prediction is phenomenal, especially considering the conclusion of the novel. The white community, much like Dodie, was threatened by…

If you were to look up the definition of white privilege, it would say something along the lines of, benefits given to white people based solely on the fact that they are white. In Tim Wise documentary, White Like Me: Race, Racism, and White Privileged in America, he talks about white privilege and how it is negatively affecting America. He argues that by wanting to go back to the traditional America idea is really wanting for the unequal treatment of people of color, refusing to acknowledge how…

“No, I am not the guilty one here and should be called a criminal. The white race of American is the criminal for the destructions of our lands and my people.” Leonard Peltier is an imprisoned Native American who is considered by Amnesty International and the National Congress of American Indians, a “political prisoner” who should be “immediately and unconditionally released.” Leonard Peltier was a leading member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) an activist group and an organization, which seek…

White people have been the superior race since the very beginning of America. Throughout history white people have owned and ruled almost everything about American culture. Although white people are still the majority and have most of the wealth in America, there is one thing they do not own, the n-word. This one word has caused controversy and conflicts between races in society. The essay “Why Do They Get to Use the N-word But I Can’t” talks about the issue of who can say this word and why are only…

members of the white society. This law and others set up clear indication of racial boundaries between whites and African-Americans because the whites of Virginia on the contrary were allowed to own guns. African-Americans, sick of being treated as slaves and property, frequently left their masters service without permission. They did not enjoy the conditions they were working in, the lack of good diet and quality clothing and wanted to escape for freedom. There were some white slaves too but…

Moreover, Bidil race labeling might actually have undermined the broader goal of increasing racial minorities’ participation in clinical trials (Winickoff and Obasogie, 2008). For instance, by specifying African Americans as the only beneficiaries of BiDil, the same idea could be applied for a special efficacy drug for Whites, “the largest and most lucrative population segment of the United States” (Winickoff and Obasogie,2008). This logic could be used to justify the exclusion of non-Whites from clinical…