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Pg. 352
“So the real question would be… if people were given the choice between democracy and whiteness, how many would choose whiteness?”
It is more apparent than ever that America will choose caste over class, rights, democracy, and security. We are a country where othering is so deeply ingrained in society that the thought of inclusion is seen as an attack on and exclusion of the dominant caste.

The book definitely lagged a little in the middle, but it cannot be denied that Wilkerson did her homework. The book was thoroughly researched and expertly crafted to make the structure through which she was framing American racial hierarchy, inarguable. This book is growing ever more relevant. We are still living through the fallout of the caste upheaval the Obama election symbolized to too many Americans.