The Concept of Whiteness: Was It Selfish Racism? By Brandon Brooks (452-73-4368) The University of Texas at El Paso United States History To 1865 Professor E. Chavo Part One: The Concept of Whiteness: Was It Selfish Racism? When one examines the past events that have shaped the United States of America into what it is today, he can determine that the English settlers who migrated to this "New World" slowly pushed further west into the …showed first 75 words of 1678 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1678 total…developed a power structure, which excluded Africans, Indians, and Mexicans, he is able to determine that westward expansion and slavery were selfish forms of racism. What I mean by that is that the whites used the blacks to keep the economy in the South thriving while pushing west as they selfishly took over Mexican and Indian lands. The selfish form of racism they practiced created their belief that the land was theirs for the taking.