Race has always gated who participates in American public discourse

Evidence

The notion that we have always been a society where anyone could participate in public discourse is a false one. Race has always determined who could and could not be a part of the democratic process in the United States. The exclusion of anyone who was not a free white man from accessing citizenship reflects this truth about public discourse and democracy. While the War on Drugs maintained a system of oppression and surveillance of African Americans, the War on Terror places Muslim bodies under the watchful eye of the state and citizens, resulting in their exclusion from participation in democratic processes. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 631

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: White Americans distorted Black features, language, and culture to codify whiteness as its antithesis — Blackface: The Birth of An American Stereotype; Communication infrastructures and racial inequity are co-constitutive across American history — , The Braided Reading EPUB: 5-Year…, 1160; Racialized surveillance denies Muslim Americans the individuality citizenship requires. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 546

Broader Connections

• Communication infrastructures and racial inequity are co-constitutive across American history #corroborates (0.70) — , The Braided Reading EPUB, 1160