Amna Nawaz
Amna Nawaz
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The origin of ‘white trash,’ and why class is still an issue in the U.S.

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August 16, 2016

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In “White Trash,” Nancy Isenberg delves into the history of class in America, starting with British colonization. At that time, America was seen as a wasteland -- a place to discard the idle poor. The agrarian communities they subsequently formed often remained poor due to a phenomenon Isenberg calls “horizontal mobility.” Jeffrey Brown speaks with the author about how we can evolve past class.

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