Preface | p. vii |
About the Author | p. ix |
Introduction | p. 1 |
whiteness: the power of invisibility | |
The Matter of Whiteness | p. 9 |
Failing to See | p. 15 |
Representations of Whiteness in the Black Imagination | p. 19 |
Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part One | p. 25 |
whiteness: the power of the past | |
The History of White People | p. 29 |
The Roots of Racial Classification | p. 33 |
How White People Became White | p. 39 |
How Jews Became White Folks | p. 45 |
Becoming Hispanic: Mexican Americans and Whiteness | p. 59 |
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness | p. 71 |
Global White Supremacy | p. 95 |
Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part Two | p. 103 |
whiteness: the power of privilege | |
Making Systems of Privilege Visible | p. 107 |
Privilege as Paradox | p. 115 |
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack | p. 121 |
White Privilege/White Supremacy | p. 127 |
Membership Has Its Privileges: Thoughts on Acknowledging and Challenging Whiteness | p. 133 |
People of Color Talk is Cheap | p. 137 |
Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part Three | p. 141 |
whiteness: the power of resistance | |
Breaking the Silence | p. 145 |
Confronting One's Own Racism | p. 151 |
How White People Can Serve as Allies to People of Color in the Struggle to End Racism | p. 157 |
Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part Four | p. 167 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 169 |
Acknowledgments | p. 172 |
Index | p. 174 |
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