Nell Irvin Painter
Born: 01-01-1942
Nell Irvin Painter is an acclaimed American historian and author, renowned for her work on the history of the Southern United States and African American history. She is the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, at Princeton University. Painter has penned several influential books, including "The History of White People." Her scholarship and writing delve into race, identity, and the cultural dynamics shaping America’s past and present.
Book summaries for books written by Nell Irvin Painter
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Race is a product of racism, not the other way around.
The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.
Whiteness is not a kinship or a culture but a power relationship.
Race is an idea, not a fact.
The notion of race has no scientific foundation.
Race is a fiction.
The social construction of race is an invention of the human mind.
Race is a way of assigning value.
Whiteness is a default category, the absence of race.
Racism is a system, not just a personal prejudice.
Race is a tool of power and domination.
Race is a social hierarchy, not a biological reality.