Podcast: The Whiteness Myth (Throwback)

Podcast: The Whiteness Myth (Throwback)

“In 1923, an Indian American man named Bhagat Singh Thind told the U.S. Supreme Court that he was white and therefore eligible to become a naturalized citizen. He based his claim on the fact that he was a member of India’s highest caste and identified as an Aryan. His claims were supported by the so-called Indo-European language theory, a controversial idea at the time that says nearly half the world’s population speaks a language that originated in one place. Theories about who lived in that place inspired a racist ideology that contended that the original speakers of the language were a white supreme race that colonized Europe and Asia thousands of years ago. This was used by many to define whiteness and eventually led to one of the most horrific events in history. On this episode of Throughline, the  podcast’s hosts unpack the myths around this powerful idea and explore the politics and promise of the mother tongue.”

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