“The History of White People” author Nell Irvin Painter was on “The Colbert Report” to discuss the book. Labrynth wrote this about the book.
This is one of the most important forgotten stories in American history. Beginning at the roots of Western civilization, Nell Irin Painter traces the invention of the idea of a white race — often for economic, scientific, and political ends. She shows how the origins of American identity in the 18th century were intrinsically tied to the elevation of white skin into the embodiment of beauty, power, and intelligence; how the great American intellectuals insisted that only Anglo Saxons were truly American; and how the definitions of who is ‘white’ and who is ‘American’ have evolved over time.
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at 8:33 pm
i’d like to see Steven Colbert interview the unflappable Dr. Frances Cress Welsing…
he’d want to fight her for real….lol
at 3:01 am
After that comical interview, I’d buy the book only if it’s funny. If it’s supposed to be serious, I’ll check it out at the library. I met this lady a few years back. She was very cool in a sistah from another planet sorta way. Inspiring. If her life depended on finding the hood, she’d have to google it. Without knowing nothing about her historical piece, I’d bet it has a little bit of a rant going. I’d take this as an indicator, that we should all follow suit, publish and sell your rants, your rages, your passions on pages. Just be sure to choose a nice alias.
at 7:56 pm
read ISIS PAPERS….
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http://www.amazon.com/Isis-Papers-Keys-Colors/dp/0883781042
This collection of essays written by Frances Cress Welsing over an 18 year period following the presentation and publication of ‘The Cress Theory of Color-Confrontation and Racism (White Supremacy) which was a theoretical statement, a psychogenetic theory and world outlook on the origin and meaning of the global white supremacy system. This theory summarizes and clarifies the experience of non-white peoples on a planet dominated by people who classify themselves as ‘white’ and who are a minority of the world’s people.
at 7:35 pm
interesting ….i am getting it!
at 7:35 pm
interesting ….i am getting it!