> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 4 evergreens</em></s> #### [[Whiteness was originally a class distinction]] The pseudoscientific and religious justifications of race can long after the real reason that there was a desire to draw a line between white people and black people, which was slavery. While there were slaves of every skin color, because of the [[transatlantic slave trade]] in the early America's most slaves were black. At the same time, early laws in [[America]] were being founded [[Christianity|Christian]] and [[liberal humanism|liberal]] values. Among other things this lead to a desire to have a reason to justify slavery other than [[religion]] (as enslaved people could be converted to Christianity) and so they turned to the color of their skin. - part of:: [[Race is a social construct]] - explained by:: [[Most cultural differences are rooted in material differences]] #TO/DO/CITE ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[whiteness]], [[race]], [[class]], [[White supremacy]] #### References > ![[10_Sources/articles - The Invention of Whiteness The Long History of a Dangerous Idea#^307487383]] > ![[10_Sources/articles - The Invention of Whiteness The Long History of a Dangerous Idea#^307487384]] > ![[10_Sources/articles - The Invention of Whiteness The Long History of a Dangerous Idea#^307487385]] > ![[10_Sources/articles - The Invention of Whiteness The Long History of a Dangerous Idea#^307487387]]