White privilege : essential readings on the other side of racism / [compiled by] Paula S. Rothenberg.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. The matter of whiteness / Richard Dyer -- Failing to see / Harlon Dalton -- Representations of whiteness in the Black imagination / bell hooks ; pt. 2. The roots of racial classification / Philip C. Wander, Judith N. Martin, and Thomas K. Nakayama -- How white people became white / James E. Barrett and David Roediger -- How Jews became white folks / Karen Brodkin -- Becoming Hispanic : Mexican Americans and whiteness / Neil Foley -- The possessive investment in whiteness / George Lipsitz -- The constraint of race / Linda Faye Williams -- Global white supremacy / Charles W. Mills ; pt. 3. Making systems of privilege visible / Stephanie M. Wildman with Adrienne D Davis -- Privilege as paradox / Allan G. Johnson -- White privilege : unpacking the invisible knapsack / Peggy McIntosh -- White privilege shapes the U.S. / Robert Jensen -- Membership has its privileges : thoughts on acknowledging and challenging whiteness / Tim Wise -- Crazy sometimes / Leonard Pitts, jr. -- pt. 4. Breaking the silence / Beverly Tatum -- Confronting one's own racism / Joe Feagin and Hernan Vera -- How white people can serve as allies to people of color in the struggle to end racism / Paul Kivel.

"Vital, eye-opening, and powerful, this unique anthology expertly presents the significance and complexity of whiteness today and illuminates the nature of privilege and power in our society. White Privilege leads students through the ubiquity and corresponding invisibility of whiteness; the historical development of whiteness and its role in race relations over time; the real everyday effects of privilege and its opposite, oppression; and finally, how our system of privilege can be changed"-