The American Melting Pot Myth

Most myths have some aspect of reality in them. The 'melting pot' that media of all sorts (which contains our propaganda in law and education) inform us became America, is one more of the half-truths or superficial observations which deserves a small analysis if we are to accept the deeper prospective which means in it. John Hope Franklin of Duke University is a respected Black scholar who says some strong words soon after pointing out the sort of point that media managers or manipulators galore have mentioned about the open-minded American with no cause to bring prejudices to this new and fascinating land of chance. I would point out that it was not so new and historians like himself have participated in a cover-up but let us see what this man has to say about the 'melting pot'.

Men and women do not normally like to come across out that they have 'bastards' in their loved ones tree and the woodpiles of America designed a lot of 'bastards'. My father applied to inform us about the Virginia legislature and legislation proposed that would make everyone with any black blood not capable to sit and participate in it. This was the early 1950s not the 1850s. A single legislator did the analysis that most Americans will not even do about their personal household. He did not get a lot more than half way by way of exposing every member of the legislature for their mulatto blood when the other folks have been all in an uproar and clamoring that he ought to b silenced.

"This was 1 of the earliest expressions of the notion that the course of action of Americanization involved the creation of an totally new mode of life that would replace the ethnic backgrounds of these who had been a part of the procedure. It contained some imprecisions and inaccuracies that would, in time, became become? a part of the lore or myth of the vaunted melting pot and would grossly misrepresent the important point of ethnicity in American life. It ignored the tenacity with which the Pennsylvania Dutch held onto their language, religion, and way of life. It over-looked the way in which the Swedes of New Jersey remained Swedes and the manner in which the French Huguenots of New York and Charleston held onto their personal previous as even though it was the supply of all light and life. It described a method that in a distant day would gag at the notion that Irish Catholics could be assimilated on the broad lap of Alma Mater or that Asians could be seated on the basis of equality at the table of the Terrific American Feast." (8)

Needless to say he also addresses the matter of black emancipation and these who have been 'already in the country' even though I do not assume he was referring to the blacks who have been right here extended ahead of Columbus. In truth there was no race that had not been coming to America considering the fact that prior to the time of Christ. Genetics is certainly a effective tool applied in court to no cost innocent victims of our justice technique but so far our history is nonetheless permitting lies to victimize our cultural perspectives or myths. It is vital that we act as if there is no race except the human race.

Author of Diverse Druids, Columnist for The ES Press Magazine, Guest writer for Globe-Mysteries.com