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Heroism, at its finest.

while exploring the racial inequity in southern states like Mississippi, she emphasizes how racial inequity exists in every part of our nation. I think this is important because many people leave their poorer hometowns in search of a more progressive city, but their moving doesn’t solve much.

In the chapter titled a brief history of whiteness: The author discusses the different racial taxonomies that exist in the United States. He asks the question, “is there a biological basis for this kind of taxonomy? No. In fact there is 8.6 times as much genetic variation within traditionally defined racial groups than between them.”