https://contemporaryracism.org/198/white-identity-lost/ An academic blog about whiteness, implicit bias, and systemic racism Sun, 12 Aug 2012 01:10:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://contemporaryracism.org/198/white-identity-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:30:40 +0000 http://www.professorwolfe.com/blog/?p=198#comment-23 This phenomenon is really interesting especially considering that so many ethnic groups that are now considered part of mainstream white American culture used to be considered black. For example, the Irish used to be heavily discriminated against, especially in urban areas. Although they were never officially segregated, the Irish were often past over for jobs because of their heritage. Jews also used to be considered Black in this country. Marriages between Jews and Christians used to be unheard of and while Jews gained financial success it was often only through working for Jewish companies. Why are these and other groups accepted now by white suburban culture whilst African Americans still often are not? They have become fully integrated into white Protestant culture whilst the descendants of slaves (who historically have been here longer) have not.

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