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Who is American Whites from The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America and what is their importance? The_Content_of_Our_Character:_A_New_Vision_of_Race_in_America English & Literature American Whites | The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America

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Steele emphasizes that while many American whites are still racist, most are not. In fact, many have a sense of white guilt with respect to disadvantaged blacks that blacks often play on to gain advantages and whites often discharge in inappropriate and unhelpful ways.