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Slavery and Conquest

Historical events that contributed to the construction of white racial identity as a protected status, allocating public and private benefits to whites.

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Jan 24, 2026
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What are the implications of claiming indigenous status for African American identity and rights?

as an African American carries complex implications across identity, legal rights, and politics: it can restore historical kinship and access to in some cases, while also provoking disputes over authe...

Jan 15, 2026
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What legal scholars mean by 'whiteness as property' and how that concept is used to analyze racial inequality?

Cheryl I. Harris’s phrase “whiteness as property” names a legal-theoretical argument that white racial identity was constructed and protected by law in ways that conferred exclusionary, transferable b...