WEB DuBois Superbly Argued That Whiteness Serves as a "Public

Multiple Choice

W.E.B. DuBois superbly argued that whiteness serves as a "public and psychological wage," delivering to poor whites in the 19^th and early 20^th centuries a valuable social status derived from their classification as "not-black." The claims embedded in DuBois's thesis include:

A) that whiteness provides meaningful "compensation" for citizens otherwise exploited by the organization of capitalism.
B) that the value of whiteness depends on the devaluation of black existence.
C) that benefits enjoyed by whites are not strictly monetary.
D) All the above