Painter quotes in her book, the german sociologist max weber. The fortunate man is seldom satisfied with the fact of being fortunate. He wants to be convinced that he deserves it, she says. It's not enough to come out on top because you're better than other people. She also talks about how jefferson and emerson look at what's happening in the world.
“All men are created equal.” Those words, from the Declaration of Independence, are central to the story that Americans tell about ourselves and our history. But what did those words mean to the man who actually wrote them? By John Biewen, with guest Chenjerai Kumanyika.
Key sources for this episode:
Nell Irvin Painter, The History of White People
Ibram Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning
The Racial Equity Institute