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Quote by Charles W. Mills
The “racial contract” ... can be thought of as an in-group agreement among the privileged to restrict moral and political equality to themselves.
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The “racial contract” is described as an unwritten agreement among a privileged in-group. Its purpose is to keep the full benefits of moral and political equality within that group, rather than extending them to everyone. The quote therefore presents racial inequality as a system of exclusion maintained by those who receive the greater share of rights and recognition.
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