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“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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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/odoggz/ odoggz

    You do realize this opens the door to white authors writing books about “How these negros went from that to African Americans to just plain N1ggas”. I mean I know Ron Segal has his black diaspora books and such, but I’m curious to see how this will be received.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/smittytva/ smittytva

    that woman is a complete nut, she don,t know what color she is, thats what college to to alot of black people,if she don,t know what color she is, white folks will be glad to let her know.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Dark_Zero/ Dark_Zero

    Actually that’s not what college to to Smittytva, maybe you need to attend so you can complete sentences, you mean do to black people. Anyhow, that’s not what college does, but it’s funny what gangs and black people hanging on street corners from sun up to sun down can do to families and communities. Not going to college allow people to become ignorant and closes minded like you smittytva. That has alot to do with the inner hatred that many of our people possess because they have no understanding of their own history or origin which is sad. However, maybe if we stop rapping and watching BET all the day time and pick up a history book and learn who we are, our race will understand that college is what’s needed in all of our lives. However, maybe it’s people like you smittytva that believe in collecting link, public welfare, having a bunch of babies, and being a stupid nigga with no job is the true essence of being black? Who knows. This author have some very valid points, and some misguided ones, however at least she is putting something to impact our culture and history. What are the rest of you all doing to impact lives and to teach our generation? Not a damn thing I bet but to talk down to someone who is trying to educate some of you dumbasses.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Naturally_Pretty/ Naturally_Pretty

    I haven watched the video but I did read the small half-written article and it seems that this book is taking a historically accurate look at the building of white identity in America to me….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/doing_me74/ doing_me74

    this broad sound stupid on that show fu88k her phd

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/odoggz/ odoggz

    She looked like a fool on the show, but Colbert does that to MANY people who don’t know how to go at him. He throws you off of your game badly. Your man Harold Ford JR got his ass handed to him, even though it was all joking, it just stung hard! Our government employees are scared of him and even said it publicly. lol
    Steven asked the author of the book if she was white, she says “well I have a PHD so does that make me white?” The freaking audience, mostly white, made 1, harmonious, disapproving groan “ooohhhhh”. They weren’t feeling that response, just like I wasn’t! Made her sound like blacks can’t get PHD (maybe she’s caught up in the propaganda of many black chicks bragging about they have PHDs so have to go find white men, who knows, maybe there is a link). It just sounded stupid, for someone who is black, talking about she has a PHD, and who wrote a book to tell white people who they are, yet she can’t even answer what she is. lol Steven got her badly! I’m sure her book has good intentions, but she messed up there.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DangerouslyInLove/ DangerouslyInLove

    She was just nervous…I hope…smh

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SoularFlarez/ SoularFlarez

    1:30 “U can change what color you are, all you have to do is have sex” —->
    read ISIS PAPERS by Dr Francis Cress-Welsing

    2:20 how did they become “white” people when before they were just Irish or Anglo-Saxon, etc….

    4:10 is “WHITE” a matter of CLASS? = social status?

    remember the Caste-System of India???

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/symphonee/ symphonee

    Interested in reading the book but this interview just makes her sound ridiculous. You have to come better when you are on Colbert’s show. He makes people look like a fool on the regular. She’s another victim

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/smittytva/ smittytva

    dark zero,hey zero i know what the hell i meant sambo, if thats you in that picture i can truly see why you take stupid like you do because, you look like the classic big fat dark skinned house spook,,you thing white folks are gonna like your big fat stupid ass because you talk like them, man i ain,t the one you you need to be trying to break on because it,s not even worth my time talking to a big fat ball headed uncle tom like you so, i won,t be responding to your crazy tom ass no more,and i said college mess up alot of black people heads not all of them like your stupid ass said,i know some blacks who went to college that kept their head on straight don,t try to correct me sucker,because you don,t know a damn thing about me

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ihateinteracial/ ihateinteracial

    IF U WANT THE HISTORY OF KRAKKAZ LOOK UP ON YOUTUBE

    THE IRRAITED GENI ON WHITE SEX AND WHITE HOMOSEXUALITY

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ihateinteracial/ ihateinteracial

    smittytva

    FUNNY BROTHA OR SISTA I DONT KNO BUT UR REPLY TO THAT FAT OVER WEIGHT SAMBO WHO SHOULD BE ON A 1900S MILK CARTEN ADVERTISING HIS JIVING AND CHUCKLYEN

    THESE DUM KOONS THINK SPELLING HAS TO DO WITH SMARTS OR MAKING MONEY OR KNOWING WHAT HAS TO BE DONE FOR SOMEONE RACE LOL

    I.D.I.O.I.T.S

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BeautifulSun1/ BeautifulSun1

    They’ve sugar coated their history. They won, so they can spin the story anyway they want. White=pure(supposedly), so I guess that’s where the white part comes from.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TheBIgBlackNewsBlog/ TheBIgBlackNewsBlog

    He made that poor lady look like a complete fool! LMAO!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/msveevee1/ msveevee1

    Well I am curious to know what she wrote being that I am a writer myself. There are so many books out there that talk about blacks and how they came to be. It will be quite interesting to know what she has to say about white folk’s history. Without me knowing anything about the show, he did let her know that it was HIS show and she wasn’t going to shine on it even though he gave her the floor to do so. She was too busy trying to not tell the books contents so that ppl would just go buy the book if their curiousity was strong enough thus making her pockets fat bcuz it’s gonna be controversial. She just didn’t represent herself well enough. She might’ve been intimidated or nervous or maybe it was all an act. But for her to try to make capital, that’s “white” enough bcuz if there’s anybody that knows what to do about making some bread, it will definitely be those white folks (and any race that have the ambition abd drive to make some without depending on others to provide for you—speaking to the lazy ass folks out there!).

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/msveevee1/ msveevee1

    She better sound more educated with her phD in her book better than what she did on his show though. Or she’s gonna make another sorry ass attempt to make black folks look smart, but still be talked about like a dog bcuz she didn’t represent us hard enough. Let me go on there! I would definitely make them white folk’s have a second opinion about black folk’s intellect.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Perionne27/ Perionne27

    Are some of you serious? You realize this is the Colbert Report right? On Comedy Central? The book is one thing sounds interesting but people have to keep what show she’s on in mind before making comments about her intellect, comments etc.. It’s not a news channel.

    Leave it to some to turn this thread into pushing their propaganda

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/smittytva/ smittytva

    ihateinteracial,it,s good to see a brother that make good sence, you picked right up on what that fool was saying he wasn,t doing anything but chopping up black people,you notice he mentions welfare,babies,pants hanging off asses, and ghetto,like all black people come from ghetto,s he sounded like a damn fool,calling black people nigga,s he sounded just like damn white man.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Johnny_Walker/ Johnny_Walker

    Yea…I saw the interview last night, and she was NOT prepared for Colbert. At all.

    She looked crazy (not her face/clothes/etc, but her movements and actions)..talked crazy, and I doubt that she walked away feeling good about it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Frenzy_Hunter/ Frenzy_Hunter

    Maybe one day humanity can look back on this era of civilization and realize how stupid, unnecessary and retrogressive the concept of race is.

    We’re all on this tiny blue orb floating in a great vast void, and we give high importance to squabbling, killing and dominating others because of what colors are reflected back to the eye when light hits the skin.

    The absurdities of humanity (often reflected in these forums) never cease to amaze me.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/aaronaroc/ aaronaroc

    ESAU- THE BIRTH OF THE CAUCASIAN RACE

    THERE ARE NO WHITE PEOPLE ON EARTH.
    BEFORE ESAU WAS BORN THE BIBLE DIDN’T DISCRIBE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY WAS ALL PEOPLE OF COLOR. THE PEOPLE OF COLOR IS SHADES OF BROWN IN THE EARTH AND THE FULL BOODED EUROPEANS IN THE EARTH IS DIFFERENT SHADES OF RED. LIGHT PINK, DARK PINK, PALE PINK BUT IT’S STILL DIFFERENT SHADES OF RED.
    WHY DIDN’T THE BIBLE DISCRIBE JACOB? BECAUSE HE LOOKED LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
    And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD. 23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. 24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. 26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them. Gen 25:21-26 (KJV)
    8 And he said unto me, From Abraham unto Isaac, when Jacob and Esau were born of him, Jacob’s hand held first the heel of Esau. 9 For Esau is the end of the world, and Jacob is the beginning of it that followeth. 2 Esdras 6:8-9 (Apocrypha)

    27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
    Esau sells his birthright
    29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. Gen 25:27-30 (KJV) Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom. Gen 36:1 (KJV) EDOM MEANS RED. Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom. Gen 36:8 (KJV) UP IN EUROPE THEY HAVE FOUND THAT PEOPLE LIVED IN CAVES (PRIMITIVE PEOPLE) THIS WAS NOT MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO
    1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.( Egyptian President Gamal Abd al-Nasser said “ how come the Jews leave black and came back white” and start to war which is link to what we see today over there) 2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. 3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 4 Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, (Every European Power had the eagle) and though thou set thy nest among the stars, (NASA) (“THE EAGLE HAVE LANDED”) thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD. 5 If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes? 6 How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up! 7 All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him. 8 Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau? 9 And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter. Ob 1:1-9 (KJV)
    If the wicked restore the pledge, (IN GOD WE TRUST) give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. 16 None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live. Ezek 33:15-16 (KJV) (GIVE BACK WHAT YOU STOLE)

    The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi. 2 I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, 3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. 4 Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever. Mal 1:1-4 (KJV) (THEY ARE TRYING TO BUILD TO GET READY TO FIGHT AGAINST THE MOST HIGH)
    And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; 11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) 12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. 13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
    14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. 15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. 17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. 18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. 19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? 20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Romans 9:10-20 (KJV)

    The parable of the tares
    24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. Matt 13:24-30 (KJV) THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE ISRAELITES WHO LOOK LIKE ESAU AND SOME PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE ISRAELITE BUT ARE NOT.
    The description of the last judgment
    31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goatsMatt 25:31-32 (KJV)
    7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land. Deut 23:7 (KJV) WE SHOULD NOT HATE ESAU.

    In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: 12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this. Amos 9:11-12 (KJV) LINK ACTS 15:14 14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. Acts 15:14 (KJV)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kullmack/ kullmack

    @aaronroc take that hebrew isrealite false doctrine and give it back to the devil from whom you got it; the biblical curse was placed on canaan not esau leviticus chapters 13 and 14. being long winded does not make you right. there is no truth to any bible stories period. grow up and get some real knowledge. the stories never say esau was cursed he mated with the cursed people you are a parroting fool trying to be something that doesn’t exist and that is anything in the bible.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Peter_Black/ Peter_Black

    White people rose to power five hundred years ago and claim to have invented the world and everything in it, but just five hundred years ago white people thought the world was flat. In school they say, “man” thought the world was flat. White people ain’t sh*t.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/The_Firm_Detroit_98/ The_Firm_Detroit_98

    Wow…please remember this…

    Intelligent people talk about idea’s, concepts, ask questions…then work towards an answer…

    People of normal intelligence (or regular people, if you will) talk about current events, weather, sports, Beyonce (or whatever her name) is etc…
    Stupid people (or idiots)…talk about OTHER people…

    This guy would do this to anyone that doesn’t speak in sounds bites!!!

    He constantly interrupts, is insulting, and doesn’t have the patience to even listen to one COMPLETE sentence…and to think that she actually expected to have an intelligent dialogue with this individual.

    He’s SUCH an idiot that he doesn’t realize that when he went into his “I am default” monologue…HE ACTUALLY MADE ONE OF HER MAIN POINTS…

    That white people would have the WORLD believe that they are the “default” color…when in fact…it’s the complete opposite!

    They’re not the “default” color…they are “VOID” of color…i.e. lacking, nonexistent, null, and vacant. In fact, white people are NOT the majority in the world! THEY are the minority, NOT people OF color.

    They have somehow convinced the world that they (who are LACKING) are the dominant race, when hundreds of years ago, it was THEM (those who are LACKING) that were regulated to CAVES in the mountains in large part, due to (lacking) skin color (along with many of their unclean, unhealthy ways of life, to numerous to detail here).

    This was a complete set up and the Author was too light-hearted of a person for this man to have THIS conversation with. He doesn’t have enough intelligence to make her look like a fool….to intelligent people…..now, to the other kinds…welllll….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/nodoubt10/ nodoubt10

    Majority of y’all made good valid points. But why bash each other instead of finding a way to understand what the other person is trying to say? I understood what everyone was saying, except for aaronaroc,(brother you went deep, but I need to do more research on that or have it broken down more). We need to be able to relate to others on various levels. Isn’t that what communicating or communication competence is all about? I’m just saying….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/New2CO_09/ New2CO_09

    interesting ….i am getting it!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/New2CO_09/ New2CO_09

    interesting ….i am getting it!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SoularFlarez/ SoularFlarez

    read ISIS PAPERS….

    ____________________________________________________________

    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.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Jahz_Lynx1/ Jahz_Lynx1

    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.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/crammasters/ crammasters

    i’d like to see Steven Colbert interview the unflappable Dr. Frances Cress Welsing…

    he’d want to fight her for real….lol

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