Definitions
The societal advantages that white people experience based solely on their race, often without being aware of them
white privilege
This was issued in 1863 by the president at the time and declared that all enslaved people in Confederate states were to be set free, marking a pivotal moment in the fight against slavery
The Emancipation Proclamation
This pandemic highlighted racial disparities in health care.
The Covid-19 Pandemic
(The pandemic disproportionately affected communities of color, revealing pre-existing health disparities and inequities in access to care)
The act of pretending to be white to benefit from greater social privilege
Passing
This American group, known for wearing white hoods, terrorized Black people in the South after the Civil War.
Ku Klux Klan
A form of racism embedded in the laws and regulations of a society, resulting in discriminatory outcomes based on race
systematic racism
The purpose of these set of laws was to enforce racial segregation and disenfranchise Black citizens in the Southern United States from the late 19th century until the Civil Rights
Jim Crow Laws
This movement addresses systemic racism and violence against Black individuals and advocates for racial justice
The Black Lives Matter movement
A defining feature of Harris’ definition of property is the right to “use and ___ “
Enjoy
This law enforcement agency in the U.S. tracks and investigates domestic terrorism, including white supremacist groups.
FBI
The overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage that individuals may experience based on multiple identities (e.g., race, gender, class)
intersectionality
This Supreme Court ruling declared that segregation in schools unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
The death of this man brought renewed attention to the issues of race and privilege in 2020
George Floyd
Whiteness, College Degrees, and Government licenses are all examples of property that Harris would consider to be ________.
Inalienable
This American president was criticized for saying there were "very fine people on both sides" after a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017.
Donald Trump
The adoption of elements of one culture by members of another culture, often without permission or understanding, typically where the appropriating culture holds power over the appropriated
cultural appropriation
After World War 2 this bill was passed, which disproportionately benefited white veterans and excluded many veterans of color from receiving its benefits
The GI Bill
A strategy used to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing specific groups of people from voting
Voter Suppression
(example: In 2020 Georgia closed polling places in communities of color to save money, causing the people of those communities to struggle to get to the polls)
What does Harris mention as a modern way to delegitimize the idea of whiteness as property?
Affirmative Action
This former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan ran for office multiple times and became a symbol of modern white nationalism in the U.S.
David Duke
The belief or ideology that one does not see or consider race in interactions, often dismissing the importance of racial identity and systemic issues
colorblindness
The impact of this effort was that it disproportionately targeted communities of color, leading to mass incarceration and social destabilization, exacerbating existing inequalities
The War on Drugs
Since 2023, the overturning of this executive order has dropped enrollment by over 10% at Harvard, and other prestigious schools, from students who identify as being black, Hispanic, Native American and/or Pacific Islander
Affirmative Action
W.E.B. DuBois used this term to describe the benefits that Working class whites received from their whiteness
Public and Psychological Wages
Who was the co-founder of the NAACP and a leading figure in the early civil rights movement, who is known for his advocacy for African American education and the concept of “double consciousness”?
W.E.B. Du Bois