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Helena Hansen et al., "Whiteout: How Racial Capitalism Changed the Color of Opioids in America" (U California Press, 2023)

New Books in Politics and Polemics

CHAPTER

Unpacking Colorblind Racism: Historical Context and Systemic Ignorance

This chapter explores the origins and implications of colorblind racism, tracing its rise alongside the civil rights movement in the 1970s. It reveals how this concept is used to obscure systemic inequalities while benefiting from entrenched racial hierarchies.

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