Race Traitor is also a quarterly journal founded in 1992 by John Garvey and Noel Ignatiev. Its stated mission is "to serve as an intellectual center for those seeking to abolish the white race." The journal and its community of activists act in close (if sometimes contentious) relation with the field of Whiteness studies. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Noel Ignatiev, a former professor of history at Harvard University and current professor of history at the Massachusetts College of Art, often condemned for his call to abolish the white race. ... Abolition is the act of formally destroying something through legal means, either by making it illegal, or simply no longer allowing it to exist in any form. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Whiteness studies is a controversial field of study which began appearing as early as 1983 (see the works of Marilyn Frye). ...