Rethinking the Color Line

Rethinking the Color Line: Readings in Race and Ethnicity, 7th Edition, edited by Charles A. Gallagher, is a collection of theoretically informed and empirically grounded readings on race and ethnicity in the United States.

The volume utilizes a social constructionist perspective to examine how racial and ethnic categories are defined and maintained. Across 51 selections, the reader explores structural inequalities, institutional dynamics, and contemporary debates in American society.

To facilitate learning, the text features introductory questions for each reading to highlight conceptual connections, along with Questions to Consider prompts that direct students toward foundational paradigms in ethnic studies.