Nell Irvin Painter: The History of White People

In November, 2010, John Jackson, at the Huffington Post, mentioned the Nell Irvin Painter and "The History of White People" this way: Nell Irvin Painter's The History of White People provides a fascinating look at the different perceptions of whiteness throughout history. What was white in the United States in 1900, is not what is white today. Irish and Italians were not part of the Anglo-Saxon protestant view of what constituted mainstream white American society. Some suggest that Hispanics of 'European' descent might go through a similar process. You can find that entire Huffington Post article here. In December of 2010, Wesleyan University announced a series of lectures on the "History of Race" for 2011. A listed speaker and lecturer is Nell Irvin Painter. For more information on that lecture series, see this webpage.

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