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Paper Abstract: This essays discusses how through legislation and various social institutions that reinforced a white supremacist ideology, American is a nation founded by whites for whites that extended them privileges and opportunities at the expense of blacks. Examples from the Massachusetts Colonies to contemporary times are given. Paper Introduction: Creating America for Whites Introduction In order to control exploit and enslave a race of people it isoften necessary to forge an ideology that posits one race superior over theinferior other In American history Anglo-Europeans maintained such anideology in the exploitation and subjugation of blacks that asserted theywere somehow inferior and more importantly less entitled than whites This ideology that justified oppression of blacks in American society wasreinforced and perpetuated through all manner of social institutions including government politics religion education and Text of the Paper: The entire text of the paper is shown below. However, the text is somewhat scrambled. We want to give you as much information as we possibly can about our papers and essays, but we cannot give them away for free. In the text below you will find that while disordered, many of the phrases are essentially intact. From this text you will be able to get a solid sense of the writing style, the concepts addressed, and the sources used in the research paper. 2 7, 1-14."First Confiscation Act." 1861. Some legislation ensuredyears of privilege and advantage for whites in political, economic, andeducational opportunities for decades, like the fact that racediscrimination was "official policy" of the U.S. By limiting educational opportunities for blacks, socialadvancement was limited as well in contrast to whites who had access tobetter education and employment opportunities because of it. By 183 , other opportunities for whites weredenied blacks, like the federal Preemption Act not available to blacks whowere ineligible to own property as slaves (Enticements 6). Using racist andwhite supremacist ideology embedded in numerous social institutions, Anglo-Europeans created a white America at the expense of blacks that had animpact lasting into the twentieth century and still colors race relationsto this day.Works Cited"Enticements to Whiteness," (PowerPoint Presentation). Even when blacks were faced withopportunities; the privilege of whiteness somehow denied them takingadvantage of it; like the liberal credit privileges offered in westernterritories that were prohibited slaves and seldom granted to free blackswho were "generally considered uncreditworthy" (Enticements 5). The Mississippi Black Code of 1865 recognized the former slavesas possessed of the rights and responsibilities of citizens, but thoserights were greatly curtailed to advantage whites. It is this blatant evidence of the fact thatAmerica was created by whites, for whites and of whites primarily at theexpense of blacks and Native Americans that make many individuals to thisday call upon the federal government for reparations. In the U.S. However, in order to secure land and privilege forthemselves, whites had to institutionalize the right to such entitlements.This institutionalization typically privileges whites at the expense ofblacks, like the 1675 ceding of plantation rights of six square mile tractsto "worthy" people but deeming Blacks - both free and slaves - "unworthy"if such entitlement by law (Enticements 1). It is no coincidence that thenation's guiding legal document entitling citizens to various rights makesno mention of blacks as it is no coincidence that the document wasfashioned entirely by whites. As late as1896, nearly fifty years after the Civil War, the U.S. http://occawonline.pearsoned.comMartin, James K., and Roberts, Randy. Other social institutions like education and employment also deniedequal opportunities to black in order to privilege whites. Supreme Court handeddown its decision in Plessy v. This witnessed exclusion of blacks fromthe $3 trillion in contracts awarded by the government from 1941 through198 (Enticements 14). 2). This decision basically paved the way for the segregation ofAmerican public facilities and other accommodations for nearly half adecade. Many of theseinjustices that created an America of opportunity for "whiteness" would notbe resolved in any significant manner through legislation until the passageof the Civil Rights Act in 1965. Legislationcontinued to privilege whites in law, even when blacks were wronged orcheated. At issue was a Louisiana law thatmandated "separate but equal" accommodations for the white and "colored"races. Martin and Roberts (118) note that the Declaration of Independencementions neither women nor blacks, except with respect to the BritishCrown's efforts to form slave colonies. in the years before, during and after the Civil War therelationship between whites and blacks was one of animosity, racism,violence and fear. Creation Myth and its Premise Keepers." In David Solnit, ed. For example, the Air Commerce Act of 1926granted a monopoly of air routes to qualified aviators (Enticements 11).However, pilots were trained in the WWI Army Air Corps, rigidly segregatedand "ensuring that the ownership of commercial aviation would be completelydominated by whites" (Enticements 11). New York: Harper Collins, 1989.Martinez, Elizabeth Betita. http://teachingamericanhistory.org"Mississippi Black Code (1865)." 17 May 2 7. This catch-22logic, since blacks were enslaved by the whites making laws that privilegedthemselves, shows how America was created for whites. Discovering the American Past: A Look at the Evidence, (Vol. As the Code (1) read, "That it shall not be lawful for anyfreedman, free Negro, or mulatto to intermarry with any white person."Though whites were prohibited from marrying blacks in the same Code, theintent was to keep the white race "pure" from "inferior" black blood. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2 2. For example, a freedmanentering into a labor contract with a person who was white was prohibitedfrom breaking that contract and subject to being forcibly returned tocomplete the contract - something that was clearly designed to ensure thatthe former slaves would be under the control of whites (Mississippi 1).Other rights, like those in marriage, were truncated or sharply defined forblacks. They also created the mentality of hatred and violenceagainst blacks in many Americans that appeared justified by socialinstitutions and laws deeming them "inferior." Even after the Civil War white Americans continued to create anAmerica that privileged themselves and marginalized blacks. America and Its People. 76431 Creating America for Whites Introduction In order to control, exploit and enslave a race of people; it isoften necessary to forge an ideology that posits one race superior over theinferior "other." In American history, Anglo-Europeans maintained such anideology in the exploitation and subjugation of blacks that asserted theywere somehow inferior - and more importantly - less entitled than whites.This ideology that justified oppression of blacks in American society wasreinforced and perpetuated through all manner of social institutions;including government, politics, religion, education and the media. "Racism: The U.S. 17 May 2 7. government in grantingcontracts awards (Enticements 14). By deeming whole groups of individuals as "unworthy" or "inferior"in comparison to whites, various social institutions in America created theway for white privilege and entitlement at the expense of blacks.Ludicrously, in 1785 the federal Ordinance authorizing the sale of 64 acretracts to settlers for $1 per acre was not extended to blacks or evenNative Americans whose own lands were often stolen by whites through forceor similar legislation (Enticements 3). Body Since the time of the colonies in Massachusetts, Anglo-Europeanswere drawn to America due to plenty of readily available land and otheropportunities. In 1861 slaves were officially designated the status of"property" in the First Confiscation Act (1), entitling the government toconfiscate any slaves used in any "insurrection" against the government.These kinds of laws posited an "inferior" status on blacks by whites thatjustified social institutions and laws that privileged whites at theexpense of blacks. As Martinez (5) describes the situation, "Whitesupremacy and economic power were born together...In this country, ashistory shows, capitalism and racism go hand-in-hand." This analysis willexplore how Anglo-Europeans created America and its institutions for thebenefit of whites at the expense of blacks. Conclusion In conclusion, it is readily apparent that American history and itsvarious social institutions illustrate that America was created by whitesfor whites most often at the expense of blacks. Ferguson. Thisinstitutional reinforcement of racist ideology advantaged whites whiledisadvantaging blacks. San Francisco, CA: City Lights, 2 4.Wheeler, William Bruce, and Becker, Susan D. Globalize Liberation. If this paper is not what you are looking for, you can search again: Search for: or Click here to request an essay written just for you.