Race: The Power of an Illusion Flashcards
1
Q
How were European races ranked?
A
in terms of who was “whitest”
2
Q
How did people explain the bad conditions of immigrant housing?
A
their race and natural inclinations
3
Q
When were Armenians designated as White in court?
A
1909
4
Q
What was “white” defined as?
A
“common white man”
5
Q
Redlining
A
denying or limiting financial services to certain neighborhoods, usually due to the race or poverty of the residents - comes from government maps from 1934, happened with the GI bill
6
Q
White Flight
A
large-scale migration of white people from cities to suburbs in the United States in the mid-20th century because black people could now have mortgages but they were expensive
7
Q
Does white privilege need to be worked for?
A
no
8
Q
Colorblindness is not the same as…
A
equality
