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The goal was to limit the ability of African Americans to vote; these restrictions likewise disfranchised many poor whites.
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Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Jennette McCurdy, in particular, rose from the same poor white background as Temple and was driven by the same sort of stage mother.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
In plain English, a poor white neighborhood and a poor Black neighborhood have more in common with each other than either does with a wealthy neighborhood.
—Darvio Morrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Jennette McCurdy, in particular, rose from the same poor white background as Temple and was driven by the same sort of stage mother.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
In plain English, a poor white neighborhood and a poor Black neighborhood have more in common with each other than either does with a wealthy neighborhood.
—Darvio Morrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Poor white.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poor%20white. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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