ABSTRACT
One of the most striking elements of Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign and subsequent election has been the normalization and legitimization of white supremacy. Trump provides an easy target for critical educators in his clear embodiment of four of the dominant ideologies that frame so much of American life. His assertion that there are very fine people on both sides of white nationalist rallies and his railings against Muslims and Mexicans legitimize white supremacy. Under white supremacy people of color are viewed as animalistic, governed by primal passions and emotions. Whiteness assumes that only people of color have racial identities. Being white is the de facto un-raced norm. One of the most striking elements of Trump’s Presidential campaign and subsequent election has been the normalization and legitimization of white supremacy.
