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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Ya the 1871 Civil Rights Act and susbequent SCOTUS decisions such as Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb make it clear that in 1871 (when Davis created jeans) Jewish Americans were not considered white.
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At that time, Irish-Americans (at least if Catholic) also were not considered white by a considerable number of people. So what? You're citing obviously stupid decisions made by obvious bigots. Why are you taking their side?
By way of contrast, in Latvia, where Davis was born, and Bavaria, where Strauss was born, Jews most definitely were considered white. They were not considered to be ethnic Latvians or Germans, that's all.
A final question: If Davis wasn't white, what colour was he?