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Early race history: Slavery and Colonization

ByBecky Cory July 6, 2010January 23, 2020

Part II of a series on the history of race in Canada and the US. In the US, whiteness was enshrined by Congress as early as 1790, when “all free white persons” had the opportunity to become citizens. Although Congress included white in the definition of who could become a citizen, it did not articulate…

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Build me a bridge …

ByBecky Cory June 29, 2010January 23, 2020

An actual comment, left by an actual person on the Stuff White People Like blog: I am so sick and tired of the fucking double-standard!!! OMG! YES, ONCE UPON A TIME, WHITE PEOPLE HAD BLACK PEOPLE AS SLAVES! GUESS WHAT!?!?! THOSE TIMES ARE GONE AND PASSED! MORE IMPORTANTLY, you should realize that the white people…

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