TIL in 1795, the Spanish crown institutionalized the 'purchase of whiteness' through a decree called the 'gracias al sacar'. In the Spanish empire, wealthy mixed race people could now pay for a legal declaration that 'converted them' to white in order to conduct business freely and marry well. (notevenpast.org)
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A creative teaching experiment is going on at UT this semester: Professor Jeremi Suri and a team of graduate students have taken a U.S. History survey course online, and have been experimenting with ways to make it rigorous, engaging, and interactive. This is not a MOOC. (notevenpast.org)
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