WEB DuBois Superbly Argued That Whiteness Serves as a "Public

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Multiple Choice

W.E.B. DuBois superbly argued that whiteness serves as a "public and psychological wage," delivering to poor whites in the 19^th and early 20^th centuries a valuable social status derived from their classification as "not-black." The claims embedded in DuBois's thesis include:

• A) that whiteness provides meaningful "compensation" for citizens otherwise exploited by the organization of capitalism.
• B) that the value of whiteness depends on the devaluation of black existence.
• C) that benefits enjoyed by whites are not strictly monetary.
• D) All the above

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