Before We Were White

Author: Brian Halpin - Before We Were White

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Episode 24: Give Me Back My Country
Episode 26
Thursday, 5 March, 2026

In a time when political gangsters are mobilizing their base by appealing to "White Nationalism", it has never been more important to push back against the ridiculous assertion that "white" is an "ethnicity". The idea that the USA as a project is founded mainly upon "white culture" is equally ridiculous. BWWW Episode 24: "Give Me Back My Country" explores how country music - a musical tradition often seen as a signifier of "white culture" - finds its roots in America's mixed-ethnic underclasses.