The White Man's Burden: Historical Origins of Racism in the United States (Galaxy Books)

Jordan, Winthrop D.

ISBN 10: 0195017439 / ISBN 13: 9780195017434

Published by Oxford University Press, 1974

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The White Man's Burden: Historical Origins of Racism in the United States (Galaxy Books)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195017439
• ISBN 13: 9780195017434
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 13 ounces

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Synopsis

An abridgement of the acclaimed White Over Black, which won both the National Book Award and a Bancroft Prize. This study attempts to answer a simple question: What were the attitudes of white men toward Negroes during the first two centuries of European and African settlement in what became the United States of America?

About the Author

Winthrop D. Jordan was professor of history, University of Mississippi and renowned writer on the history of slavery and the origins of racism in the United States.