As defined by Wikipedia and applied in law, political science, and sociology, Sui generis means that something, or someone has very special characteristics.  They are so special, that the thing cannot really be compared to anything else.  It was invented by philosophers and is used in various contexts.  What they originally wanted to say was that an idea is so specific as to be unique, that it cannot really be part of a broader concept.  We are unique because of a litany of reasons.  To name a few:

  • No other group in America has been constitutionally declared to be non-human (Supreme Court Dred Scott decision).
  • No other group arrived here by forced migration.
  • No other group has been denied the use of their native tongue.
  • No other group has been forced to adopt the surname of unrelated slave holders.
  • No other group has been legally denied an education.
  • No other group has provided free labor in the United States.
  • No other group has been denied reparations for the injustices endured at the hand of the United States government, and,
  • No other group has been systematically lynched without due process.