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Follow on Google News | Explosive Book, “Birth of a White Nation,” Argues that White People Didn’t Exist Prior to 1681Former Chicago police officer and professor, Jacqueline Battalora, boldly asserts that early American law created a class of “whiteness” designed to merely suppress others
By: Jacqueline Battalora "Any claim that this group called "white" people is rooted in biology is a lie," stated the author, Jacqueline Battalora. “White supremacy has been embedded in the United States of America since its founding as a matter of law." The book provides a thorough examination of the underlying reasons as well as the ways in which "white people" were created. It also explains how the creation of this distinction divided laborers and ultimately served the interests of the elite. “I don’t expect people to immediately buy into these claims, to get all of that and to believe all that—at least not now,” the author stated. “We have to begin this conversation in colonial North America—specifically the British colonies in Virginia and Maryland.” The book examines how foundational law and policy in the U.S. were used to institutionalize the practice of "white people" holding positions of power. It also demonstrates how the social construction and legal enactment of "white people" has ultimately compromised the humanity of those so labeled. “Imagine a society where white supremacy is not embedded in our institution. Whatever image you had of an institution, an example, a relationship that was free of institutionalized white supremacy—hold on to it,” stated Battalora. “It’s a glimpse or tool that tells us where we need to go, where we can go. It offers hope.” https://www.youtube.com/ ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jacqueline Battalora (http://jacquelinebattalora.com/ End
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