Whiteness
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- Whiteness
- Description
- Whiteness is a social construction reflecting a priority toward northern and western European-descended identities and has been linked to privilege in the context of systemic racism and cultural bigotry. Historically, United States law has repeatedly contended with the legal category of whiteness in relation to many key statuses like citizenship, voting, freedom, immigration, and motherhood.
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- Legal Concepts
- Title
- Whiteness
- Description
- Whiteness is a social construction reflecting a priority toward northern and western European-descended identities and has been linked to privilege in the context of systemic racism and cultural bigotry. Historically, United States law has repeatedly contended with the legal category of whiteness in relation to many key statuses like citizenship, voting, freedom, immigration, and motherhood.
- Item sets
- Legal Concepts