In An American Dilemma,Gunnar Myrdal argued that segregation was furthered by which group's sense of status competition?

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Myrdal argued that poor whites, who were discriminated against in other ways, were encouraged to support segregation as a way to maintain a sense of superiority over African Americans. This sense of status competition furthered the segregationist attitudes and policies in the United States.

In an American Dilemma,Gunnar Myrdal Argued That Segregation Was Furthered