Fwd: The invention of whiteness: the long history of a dangerous idea

[Catholic Worker]

Not specifically CW but may contribute to our ongoing discussion of racism in the movement

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From: Jim Forest <jhfo...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 5:59 AM
Subject: The invention of whiteness: the long history of a dangerous idea
To: OPF List <op...@earlham.edu>

>> Before the 17th century, people did not think of themselves as belonging to something called the white race. But once the idea was invented, it quickly began to reshape the modern world...

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/20/the-invention-of-whiteness-long-history-dangerous-idea?utm_term=d2e7fc0c552c92433a23f9406be89ec8&utm_campaign=TheLongRead&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=longread_email