The hatred of poor (and not-so-poor) whites for Blacks, and their allegiance to the white elite that dissed them in myriad ways, is not hard to understand once white solidarity/supremacy is factored in. It didn't spring out of nowhere; the white elite cultivated it, knowing it served their interests. The GOP has been cultivating it with great success since the mid/late 1960s.
The hatred of poor (and not-so-poor) whites for Blacks, and their allegiance to the white elite that dissed them in myriad ways, is not hard to understand once white solidarity/supremacy is factored in. It didn't spring out of nowhere; the white elite cultivated it, knowing it served their interests. The GOP has been cultivating it with great success since the mid/late 1960s.
And always, follow the money. I read a history book by a black professor that indicated that the wealthy whites were terrified that that abused blacks and abused whites might one day join in common cause.
Yes indeed. What little I've read about the early colonial period suggests that white and Black indentured servants (who were generally exploited) did sometimes make common cause, so driving a wedge between them was crucial. White indentured servants could become free, but Black indentured servants became slaves. HCR's colleague Joanne Freeman could almost certainly tell us a few things about this, although her period is a little later. (P.S. Is anyone else furious with Vox for taking "Now & Then" off the air??)
The hatred of poor (and not-so-poor) whites for Blacks, and their allegiance to the white elite that dissed them in myriad ways, is not hard to understand once white solidarity/supremacy is factored in. It didn't spring out of nowhere; the white elite cultivated it, knowing it served their interests. The GOP has been cultivating it with great success since the mid/late 1960s.
And always, follow the money. I read a history book by a black professor that indicated that the wealthy whites were terrified that that abused blacks and abused whites might one day join in common cause.
Yes indeed. What little I've read about the early colonial period suggests that white and Black indentured servants (who were generally exploited) did sometimes make common cause, so driving a wedge between them was crucial. White indentured servants could become free, but Black indentured servants became slaves. HCR's colleague Joanne Freeman could almost certainly tell us a few things about this, although her period is a little later. (P.S. Is anyone else furious with Vox for taking "Now & Then" off the air??)
"Always" in all eras; before, current, and future JL; I'm sure that's what you meant. It is an ever truth for me.