David Roediger
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"Noel Ignatiev and David Roediger (among others) claim that the Irish 'became' white by arguing for their rights as whites (rather than as Americans) and that this collusion became manifest in major left-wing institutions like the American Federation of Labour and the Democratic Party. (Roediger 1991; Ignatiev 1995) Roediger and others certainly make a convincing case that American society became more inclusive of the Irish after the Civil War whilst maintaining rigid segregation along racial lines, but does it really make sense to speak of the Irish 'becoming white'? --The Dominant Ethnic Moment: Towards the Abolition of 'Whiteness'? (2006) by Eric Kaufmann |
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David R. Roediger (born July 13, 1952) is an American professor. His research interests include the construction of racial identity, class structures, labor studies, and the history of American radicalism. He writes from a Marxist theoretical framework.
He is the author of The Wages of Whiteness (1991).
