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Crashing the Gates
1989-06-11T20:02:29-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYTViXC8wMDc5ODQtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The influence of WASPs (white anglo-saxon protestants) on American society is discussed by Robert Christopher in his new book, Crashing the Gates: The De-WASPing of the Power Elite. Christopher examined the reasons for the changing ethnic makeup of the power elite and why it is no longer dominated by WASPs. Christopher cited three major events that brought about this change: the G.I. Bill which granted ethnics access to a college education, the civil rights movement which brought down racial barriers, and the Vietnam War which brought public mistrust and doubt upon the WASP leadership.
The influence of WASPs (white anglo-saxon protestants) on American society is discussed by Robert Christopher in his new book, Crashing the …
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The influence of WASPs (white anglo-saxon protestants) on American society is discussed by Robert Christopher in his new book, Crashing the Gates: The De-WASPing of the Power Elite. Christopher examined the reasons for the changing ethnic makeup of the power elite and why it is no longer dominated by WASPs. Christopher cited three major events that brought about this change: the G.I. Bill which granted ethnics access to a college education, the civil rights movement which brought down racial barriers, and the Vietnam War which brought public mistrust and doubt upon the WASP leadership. close
The influence of WASPs (white anglo-saxon protestants) on American society is discussed by Robert Christopher in his new book, Crashing the … read more
The influence of WASPs (white anglo-saxon protestants) on American society is discussed by Robert Christopher in his new book, Crashing the Gates: The De-WASPing of the Power Elite. Christopher examined the reasons for the changing ethnic makeup of the power elite and why it is no longer dominated by WASPs. Christopher cited three major events that brought about this change: the G.I. Bill which granted ethnics access to a college education, the civil rights movement which brought down racial barriers, and the Vietnam War which brought public mistrust and doubt upon the WASP leadership. close
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