DOC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Eurocentrism, Racialization, Manifest Destiny
Document Summary
Master narraive of american history: america was founded by europeans; u. s. Shaped by people in power inhabitants are deined as white or others who are diferent and inferior. Relecive in schools, businesses, family, news, entertainment, public policies, but incomplete and lacks diversity. Chinese exclusions act (1882): prohibited entry of immigrants on basis of naionality. Naturalizaion law of 1790: ciizenship for whites only; beneited irish bc they could. Indians had to be civilized or exterminated for whites and indians to live peacefully vote and elect people to city councils and mayorships and policemen; rescinded in 1952. Jackie robinson: seen as a hero by blacks and jews, overcame the forces of bigotry and ignorance during the civil rights movement. Jeferson: hope for conformity in america, where everyone would speak the same language, same govt, same laws. Roosevelt: forced to desegregate the army, refused jewish sanctuary, ordered japanese internment. Immigraion act of 1965: allowed entry of asian immigrants again.
