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Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 December 2008
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It has become a common place in the late twentieth century to remark on the persistence of difference and inequality among workers; as we all know, racial capitalism has been more likely to perpetuate visible distinctions between workers than to erase them. This recreation of difference among workers is true along lines of age and gender, but it is perhaps most evident in terms of race: The daily experiences of most workers have not been colorblind at any time in capitalism's history. As many analysts have pointed out, instead of the homogenized proletariat united by a common economic interest predicted by most early-twentieth century social theories, racial capitalism has been composed of institutions and relationships which are built on, and which recreate, racial differences within the working class—differences that continue to shape and be reflected in workers' understanding of themselves and others.
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- Workers in Racially-stratified Societies
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- Copyright © International Labor and Working-Class History, Inc. 1997
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