They Say American=White. I Responded.

these two brothers say an American is someone white, and that "heritage Americans" are the founding stock. I took their 5 biggest claims, in their own words, and checked each one against the historical record. You're welcome to disagree in the comments, just keep it civil :) :) 0:00 Who counts as American? 1:37 Claim 1: America is an ethnicity 3:06 Is "white" in our founding documents? 4:02 By Ben Franklin's math, I'm out 5:13 Claim 2: White is genetic 6:43 Name that fraction 8:12 Claim 3: White, therefore assimilable 9:41 The 1924 quotas 11:45 Claim 4: Culture is downstream from genetics 12:55 Lola, one generation 13:50 Claim 5: Heritage Americans are the founding stock 14:39 My Goins family, in and out 16:36 Where we agree Sources Primary sources: Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828) Naturalization Act of 1790, Statutes at Large, Vol. 1 Naturalization Act of 1870 Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 Benjamin Franklin, Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind (1751) Virginia Act XVI (1691), Hening's Statutes at Large, Vol. 3 Reports of the Immigration Commission (Dillingham Commission), Dictionary of Races or Peoples (1911) Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924 Virginia Racial Integrity Act (1924); Louisiana Act 46 (1970) U.S. federal census records Secondary sources and studies: Schiffels et al., Nature Communications (2016) Bryc et al., American Journal of Human Genetics (2015) Foster et al., Nature (1998) Madison Grant, The Passing of the Great Race (1916) Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene (1976) and The Extended Phenotype (1982) #genealogy #americanhistory #familyhistory 🎬 Watch the full Finding Lola documentary: Support the channel: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NYTN Ko-fi: www.ko-fi.com/nytn13 -------- Come join me on a new docu-series that explores identity, racial tensions in the South during the 20th century, and the unique experiences of those who historically called Louisiana home. My name is Danielle Romero, and all my life, I have romanticized Louisiana. Growing up in New York, it represented a place where I could step back the sepia-toned life of my great grandmother, Lola Perot, who died before I was born. Now, it was time to go back to Louisiana--although I had no idea what the truth would be or what questions to ask---who was Lola really? Who were we? *Amazon links are affiliate links. If buy something through these links, we may earn affiliate commission. Thank you for supporting this project!