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Andrew gyorys closing the gate and matthew jacobson s whiteness of a different color explore the realm lying between black and white through the lens of immigration history. Buy whiteness of a different color by matthew frye jacobson from waterstones today. How european immigrants became white people david a. Matthew frye jacobson author of whiteness of a different color. European immigrants and the alchemy of race, matthew frye jacobson examines how the variegated white races merged in the public consciousness into caucasians from. Dec 17, 2014 an oah distinguished lecture by matthew frye jacobson, the william robertson coe professor of american studies and history at yale university this lecture was presented at the university of. Robert speaks with matthew frye jacobson, author of the new book whiteness of a different color. Race, war and monument in nineteenthcentury america princeton university press, 1997. The book explores what jacobson calls the whitening. Gyory focuses on the history of the chinese exclusion act of 1882.
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