The Third Enlargement of American Whiteness
The Third Enlargement of American Whiteness (1930-1980) was when Jews, Italians and others from southern and eastern Europe became White Americans, when they melted into the melting pot. Nell Irvin Painter in “The History of White People” (2010) counts four enlargements of whiteness, of Real America. Roughly speaking: Early 1800s: Wasps (British American) Late 1800s: Nordics … Continue reading The Third Enlargement of American Whiteness
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