Noel Ignatiev
American author and historian (1940–2019)
Noel Ignatiev (/ɪɡˈnætiɛv/; December 27, 1940 – November 9, 2019) was an American author and historian. He was best known for his work on race and social class and for his call to end "whiteness".
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| Born | December 27, 1940 |
| Died | November 9, 2019 (aged 78) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard Graduate School of Education |
| Occupation(s) | Author, historian |
| Employer(s) | Massachusetts College of Art Harvard University |
| Known for | Critical race theory |
Ignatiev was the co-founder of the New Abolitionist Society and co-editor of the journal Race Traitor, which pushed for the idea that "treason to whiteness is loyalty to humanity"
He also wrote a book on antebellum northern xenophobia against Irish immigrants, How the Irish Became White. His publisher called him as "one of America's leading and most controversial historians".[2]
Ignatiev died from an intestine infection at a hospital in Tucson, Arizona on November 9, 2019 at the age of 78.[3]
References
change- ↑ Ignatiev, Noel (1995). How the Irish became white - On the author. ISBN 9780415913843. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
- ↑ "How the Irish Became White". Routledgehistory.com. September 11, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Noel Ignatiev, scholar who called for abolishing whiteness, dies at 78". Los Angeles Times. 12 November 2019.
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- The New Abolitionist Society Archived 2018-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Race Traitor Archived 2019-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Sojourner Truth Organization archive
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