income white Appalachians suffer discrimination and oppression. Why isn that racism?
There are many painful forms of discrimination and prejudice and not all prejudice is based on race. Low-income people in the United States suffer discrimination based on class. In the United States, the accumulation of wealth and power was made possible by slavery, land acquisition and genocide. Today all white people receive benefits and privilege, even though it may not be apparent at times, based on this racist system and history.
