Not A Nation Of Immigrants - Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, And A History Of Erasure And Exclusion

Debunks the pervasive and self-congratulatory myth that our country isproudly founded by and for immigrants, and urges readers to embrace a morecomplex and honest history of the United States Whether in politicaldebates or discussions about immigration around the kitchen table, manyAmericans, regardless of party affiliation, will say proudly that we are anation of immigrants. In this bold new book, historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortizasserts this ideology is harmful and dishonest because it serves to maskand diminish the US’s history of settler colonialism, genocide, whitesupremacy, slavery, and structural inequality, all of which we stillgrapple with today. She explains that the idea that we are living in a landof opportunity—founded and built by immigrants—was a convenient response bythe ruling class and its brain trust to the 1960s demands fordecolonialization, justice, reparations, and social equality. Moreover,Dunbar-Ortiz charges that this feel good—but inaccurate—story promotes abenig