Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat

Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat
Cover, third edition (1989)
AuthorJ. Sakai
Original titleThe Mythology of the White Proletariat: A Short Course in Understanding Babylon
LanguageEnglish
SubjectColonialism, racism, white supremacy
Published
  • Morningstar Press (1983, 1989)
  • PM Press and Kersplebedeb (2014)
Publication placeUnited States
Pages
  • 172 (1st–3rd editions)
  • 456 (4th edition)
ISBN978-1-62963-037-3
OCLC793020678
320
LC ClassE184 .A1 .S253
TextSettlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat at Internet Archive
Websitereadsettlers.org

Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat is a 1983 book by J. Sakai that aims to provide a historical account of the formation of whiteness in the United States. Written from a Marxist perspective, the book argues that the white working class in the United States constitutes a privileged labor aristocracy. The book had some influence among prisoners associated with the Black Liberation Army.