The doctrine of discovery persists through a disparity reconciled by ascribing subordinate racial status.

Evidence

And so the doctrine of discovery forms finally around a gaping disparity, one reconciled only in the ascription of a subordinate racial status. Its effect in these terms persists to this day (e.g., Motha, 1999; Shattuck and Norgren, 1991). — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 238

Categorization

• XREF: This grounds the vault’s claims that racial hierarchy is built into foundational legal doctrine and persists into present-day land rights.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 238