After World War II, the drainage system altered, the Jim Crow laws were diminished, and other races were granted the right to vote. “This security underwrote a widened definition of whiteness…” (Buck, 174). Europeans, Jews, and other white immigrants were qualified for white privilege. While this did not apply to Blacks and Latin American immigrants, job and education availability increased. Because of these changes, Whites believe that Blacks have no excuse for poverty or inequality.
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