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It must be said that each of the scholars represented in this book built on prior research and practice of other scholars. For instance, intersectional analysis in this book is based on work by Kimberlé Crenshaw, yet the work of intersectionality, though not always conceptualized in that term, is visible in Sojourner Truth’s (1797–1883) “Ain’t I a Woman,” Ida B. Wells’ (1862–1931) reporting on lynching, and Gloria Anzaldúa’s (1942–2004) work on feminism, queer theory, and cultural theory. White abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison (1805–1879) and Sarah Moore Grimke (1792–1873), along with her sister, Angelina Grimke (1805–1879), articulated the dynamics of White privilege long ago. Native American leaders such as Crazy Horse (ca. 1842–1877), Sitting Bull (1831–1890), and Tecumseh (1768–1813) spoke of the horrors of White supremacy. Similarly, W. E. B. Du Bois’ (1868–1963) scholarship provides a foundation for much of our contemporary theory on race and racism, as has been detailed in Du Boisian scholarship such as Aldon Morris’ The Scholar Denied: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Birth of Modern Sociology and Phil Zuckerman’s edited collection of Du Bois’ work in The Social Theory of W. E. B. Du Bois. The chapters in this book do not discuss these contributions or numerous other preceding scholars, but that is not to imply that they are not important. It is just not within the scope of this book to address previous work, though if one chooses to engage further with any of these theories, reading the work that inspired them is recommended.