Scandinavians in Chicago Kris Needs once thought a luxury

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Scandinavians in Chicago Kris Needs once thought a luxuryThe story of an immigrant group considered white on arrival Scandinavian immigrants encountered a strange paradox in 1890s Chicago. Though undoubtedly foreign, these newcomers were seen as Nordicsthe "race" proclaimed by the scientific racism of the era as the very embodiment of white superiority. As such, Scandinavians from the beginning enjoyed racial privilege and the success it brought without the prejudice, nativism, and stereotyping endured by