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Interview with Isabel Wilkerson

In Conversation: Author Isabel Wilkerson (2021 Knight Media Forum) from Knight Foundation on Vimeo.

Caste vs. Race

For a deep dive into the discussion of caste vs. race, be sure to read the notes on the subject.

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America is an old house

America is an old house. We can never declare the work over. Wind, flood, drought, and human upheavals batter a structure that is already fighting whatever flaws were left unattended in the original foundation. When you live in an old house, you may not want to go into the basement after a storm to see what the rains have wrought.

The Pillars

According to Wilkerson, there are eight pillars that provide justification for and uphold the structure of the caste system. As each pillar is repeated and supported by attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, it becomes deeply rooted and becomes the standard mode of life in the form of hierarchies.