Latina Latter-day Saint on Critical Race Theory

One of the challenges with the critique of Critical Race Theory (CRT) stems from approaching it as a unidimensional body of knowledge. CRT begins in legal studies recognizing how race has impacted the passing of laws. Anderson (2016) and Ortiz (2018) have published significant historical research that documents how race has been used to support White-centeredness and further Caucasian interests at the expense of all others. If one focuses on historical events - all events, not just those that are palatable - it ought to be simple to recognize that race has been an issue from the beginning of the modern history of this country. Let's start by acknowledging that this country has been organized and geographically expanded at the expense of taking away land that was not up for grabs. Taking land to implement the pioneer's dream is the most straightforward imagery to illustrate how racism and a value system based on White superiority have led to prioritizing White needs.