Racial Formation Theory:
- Formalized by sociologists Micheal Omi and Howard Winnat
- Refers to the process through which social, political, and
economic forces that influence how a society defines racial
categories and how these categories end up shaping these
forces
- Omi and Winnant argued that the concept of race was a tool
to justify and maintain economic and political injustices
NAACP:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Cofounded by Dubois
- Editor and intellectual driving force behind the magazine
The Crisis
- Fought against lynching, segregation of schools, voting
disenfranchisement, and so much more
- Published the records of thousands of lynchings over a 30
yea period
- Used lawsuits, targeting voter disenfranchisement, and
school segregation
- How is race intertwined with political power and the
institutional structures within a society?
- Formalized by sociologists Micheal Omi and Howard Winnat
- Refers to the process through which social, political, and
economic forces that influence how a society defines racial
categories and how these categories end up shaping these
forces
- Omi and Winnant argued that the concept of race was a tool
to justify and maintain economic and political injustices
NAACP:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Cofounded by Dubois
- Editor and intellectual driving force behind the magazine
The Crisis
- Fought against lynching, segregation of schools, voting
disenfranchisement, and so much more
- Published the records of thousands of lynchings over a 30
yea period
- Used lawsuits, targeting voter disenfranchisement, and
school segregation
- How is race intertwined with political power and the
institutional structures within a society?
