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'White supremacy' once meant David Duke and the Klan. Now it refers to much more

By Michael Powell
New York Times·
12 mins to read
'White supremacy' once meant David Duke and the Klan. Now it refers to much more
Demonstrators in New York protesting the police killing of George Floyd this year. Photo / Juan Arredondo, The New York Times

The phrase has poured into the nation's rhetorical bloodstream. Organisations from the NFL to art museums to colleges requiring the SAT are accused of perpetuating it.

As July 4 and its barbecues arrived this year, activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick declared, "We reject your celebration of white supremacy."

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