Argument - “Where White Privilege Came From?” by Allan G. Johnson

This author, Allan G. Johnson, argues that slavery began that was also the start of white privilege. Britain had a mindset where they thought they were superior to many other nations. They thought the Irish were savage and inferior people due to the different ways they operate from the British. This thought process was brought to the Americans and since they have failed to enslave the Native Americans, they decided to capture the black Africans instead. Racism against Native Americans started to occur during this time. The Constitution was written in a way that it seamed everyone had rights, but was actually meant for white men that owned property. Forced slavery was even seen as doing blacks a favor to the whites and that they should be honored for serving them. The terms "colored" and "white" as well as the concept of race never existed until countries decided to boast more about themselves by comparing and wanted to have structure. White people deemed groups of different ethnicity and culture as nonhuman and evil. In the 19th century it was better to be broke white person than a broke black person. The Americans justified their actions of making slaves with their race and it is this kind of privileged mindset from our ancestors that led to the way the world is today. This history keeps whites in power and has been unconsciously carried down from every next generation with these systems as well as trying to forge a path of easy living with little resistance. We must realize and change these systems and minimize this way of thinking by being open-minded and socializing.

Comment: We were taught this racist way of thinking without realizing it taking advantage of those privileges for easier living and even though we changed from that belief system, the systemic racism still lives on to this day and will not stop until we take action and change it. Hyperlink