What is White Supremacy Culture?

This article provides a brief history of the Europeans who came to the Americas and how they treated and understood the Indigenous peoples, themselves, and the Africans they had enslaved. Further, this article discusses the role of intersectionality when analyzing the power dynamics of the United States. Last, this article addresses how white supremacist culture has developed, been perpetuated and practiced, and how it effects everyone in society.

TO REFLECT ON

• Why is history and historical events important in discourse about white supremacist culture in the United States?
• Why and how has white supremacy developed and persisted within the United States?