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white-collar crime

(Encyclopedia) white-collar crime, term coined by Edward Sutherland for nonviolent crimes committed by corporations or individuals such as office workers or sales personnel (see white-collar workers…

white-collar workers

(Encyclopedia) white-collar workers, broad occupational grouping of workers engaged in nonmanual labor; frequently contrasted with blue-collar (manual) employees. American in origin, the term has…

White Lotus Rebellion

(Encyclopedia) White Lotus Rebellion, Chinese anti-Manchu uprising that occurred during the Ch'ing dynasty. It broke out (1796) among impoverished settlers in the mountainous region that separates…

Bourke-White, Margaret

(Encyclopedia) Bourke-White, MargaretBourke-White, Margaretbûrkˈ hwīt [key], 1904–71, American photo-journalist, b. New York City. One of the original staff photographers at Fortune, Life, and Time…

White persons, percent, 2000

Race Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population, Public Law 94-171 Redistricting Data File. Updated every 10 years. http://factfinder.census.gov. Definition: The concept of race as used…

White House Intrusions Timeline

From gate crashers to fence jumpers, several uninvited guests have attempted to gain access to the White House over the years. 1840 1912 1974 1985 1994 2005 2014 1840…

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Introduction   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     Next by Beth Rowen Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Walt Disney and his team of 570 animators began work on this classic of…

Willa: An American Snow White

Distributor:Davenport FilmsAge Level:6 and up The beloved Grimm Tale is set in Virginia and has young Willa finding love and enrichment when she joins a traveling medicine show.