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Who's Black, Who's White, And Who Cares: Reconceptualizing The United States Definition Of Race And Racial Classifications, Luther Wright, Jr.
Who's Black, Who's White, And Who Cares: Reconceptualizing The United States Definition Of Race And Racial Classifications, Luther Wright, Jr.
Vanderbilt Law Review
How much would it be worth to a young man entering upon the practice of law, to be regarded as a white man rather than a colored one?... Probably most white persons if given a choice, would prefer death to life in the United States as a colored person.... Indeed, [being white] is the master-key that unlocks the golden door of opportunity.
There is no law of the United States, or of the state of Louisiana defining the limits of race-who are white and who are "colored'? By what rule then shall any tribunal be guided in determining racial character? …