White America
Dominant racial group
White America refers to the white population of the United States considered as a collective entity, or the cultural and social world shaped by and for white Americans.
The term often appears in discussions of racial politics, privilege, and the gap between white and nonwhite experiences: White America needs to reckon with its history.
It can describe mainstream institutions, attitudes, or blind spots: a wake-up call for White America.
Forced separation by group
- Jim CrowRacial separation laws
- sundown townsSegregated communities expelling minorities nightly
- redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
immigration quotas · manifest destiny · settler colonialism · assimilation · nativism
Slim Shady's identity
- cultural appropriationMisusing another group's traditions
- racial divideSeparation between ethnic groups
- DetroitMichigan automotive hub
- race relationsSocial interactions across ethnicities
Heritage from Europe
- Anglo-SaxonPre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- ethnic majorityLargest ancestry group present
Discourse on ethnic power dynamics
- identity politicsCollective action via shared characteristics
- dog whistleHigh-frequency pet caller
- culture warsConflict over societal norms
- heartlandCentral region of significance
segregation
Forced separation by group
- Jim CrowRacial separation laws
- sundown townsSegregated communities expelling minorities nightly
- redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood
exclusion · immigration quotas · manifest destiny · settler colonialism · assimilation · nativism
Eminem
Slim Shady's identity
- cultural appropriationMisusing another group's traditions
- racial divideSeparation between ethnic groups
- DetroitMichigan automotive hub
European descent
Heritage from Europe
- Anglo-SaxonPre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- ethnic majorityLargest ancestry group present
racial politics
Discourse on ethnic power dynamics
- identity politicsCollective action via shared characteristics
- dog whistleHigh-frequency pet caller
- culture warsConflict over societal norms