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James Q. Whitman — Hitler's American Model

James Q. Whitman, Hitler's American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2017).

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Record
whitman-hitlers-american-model-2017
Type
book
Trust tier
B
Status
published

Sources are graded A (primary) / B (secondary academic) / C (secondary journalism) / D (tertiary or contested). See the manifesto’s Evidence Standard for full criteria.

Backs the doctrine’s claim that the architects of the Nuremberg Laws studied American race law and in some cases found the American statutes too harsh to replicate. Cited in the essay as quoted in Wilkerson, Caste, chapter 8. Trust tier: secondary.

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Creator
James Q. Whitman
Published
2017
Accessed
2026-09-03

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