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The Lie of White America: How Racism Was Invented to Control the Poor
Ronald Takaki's 'A Different Mirror' shatters the myth that America was built by white Europeans alone. This is the untold story of how the ruling class deliberately created racial divisions to prevent poor whites and blacks from uniting against them. From the 1676 Bacon's Rebellion to the modern era, discover how slavery, land theft, and immigration bans were not accidents of history but calculated strategies to maintain power. You'll learn why Irish immigrants were once considered 'non-white,' how Chinese laborers built the railroads only to be banned, and why the real American dream was always a collective struggle across all races. This is the history they didn't teach you in school—and it explains the divisions we still face today.
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