Peggy Mcintosh's White Privilege

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The article “White Privilege” by Peggy McIntosh brought up multiple important facts about racism today. The article was first published in 1988 in the United States. Racism, however, still strong now, was even stronger back then. People of color were demeaned by society and by Caucasians. McIntosh describes white privilege like “an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, assurances, tools” … etc. Her definition of white privilege is extremely accurate. Sometimes it is difficult to recognize the privilege you are awarded based on your skin color because you have been given these privileges since birth. However, it is important that we come to realize about your unearned privilege and advantages. McIntosh brings up several different
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