About Brian Halpin
About Before We Were White
Okay, so what's with the name?
Before We Were White is about debunking the myths which pervade American history and identity.
And no myth has been as damaging to the USA's sense of self than the myth of "race identity".
Americans are a profoundly mixed people - by culture, and by DNA.
Yet many in America have spent the better part of 400 years trying to draw clear lines between imaginary "races”.
Understanding the contemporary nature and character of a nation’s people and politics is impossible without an truthful picture of the past...