| To the Reader |
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| Topic Guide |
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| Selected World Wide Web Sites |
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| UNIT 1 Race and Ethnicity in the American Legal Tradition |
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| A. THE FOUNDATIONS |
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Dred Scott v. Sandford, from U.S. Reports, 1856 |
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This case concerned Dred Scott, a slave who was taken by his owner to a free state, where he lived for several years until he was again taken back to a slave state. Dred Scott filed suit, claiming that because he had lived in a free state, he had lost his status as a slave. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott was still a slave and that the U.S. Constitution did not protect African Americans-neither those free nor those held as slaves |
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Racial Restrictions in the Law of Citizenship |
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This article traces the legal history of naturalization and its relationship to consciousness of color in the development of the definitions and legal norms that affected American citizenship |
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In a Judicial 'What If,' Indians Revisit a Case |
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William Glaberson's report of the reargument of Cherokee v. Georgia by Native American lawyers at the University of Kansas School of Law illustrates the foundational and embedded character of contemporary group relations |
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Reparations for American Slavery, Harper's, November 2000 |
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This article examines the legislative history of American slavery and its aftermath. It also considers the timeline of reparations for American slavery |
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| B. THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA |
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Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al., from U.S. Reports, 1954 |
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In Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court began to dismantle state-supported segregation of the nation's schools. In this landmark opinion, the court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, which had legitimized racial segregation of public facilities. The Court ruled that ``in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place,'' for ``separate education facilities are inherently unequal.'' |
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The Tragedy of Civil Rights |
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John Fonte traces the legislative history of the Civil Rights Law of 1964, which provides a relevant catalogue of dilemmas and remedies regarding the pursuit of equal protection in America |
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| C. THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEGACY |
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America 2000: A Map of the Mix, Newsweek, September 18, 2000 |
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This chart presents an outline of the racial diversity in the United States. Considered are percentages of White non-Hispanic, African American, White Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Eskimo |
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Academic Haven for Blacks Becomes Bias Battleground |
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Craig Timberg's account of racial/immigrant conflict within traditionally-black higher education illustrates one episode within the maze of litigious behavior related to race and ethnic relations |
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| UNIT 2 Immigration and the American Experience |
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Migrations to the Thirteen British North American Colonies, 1770-1775: New Estimates |
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Aaron Fogleman, using a new method, attempts to document the ethnic texture of immigration in the eighteenth century. In so doing, he adds important information to earlier efforts at understanding the dimensions of colonial pluralism |
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There has been a dramatic impact by immigrants on modern America, an impact that affects both the new arrivals and the long-time residents |
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David Masci's report on the congressional and interest group discussion of immigration policy provides a full range of problems, opportunities, and opinions that define the contemporary debates and public concerns about peopling America |
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Surveying the Backgrounds of Immigration Scholars: A Report |
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Ruben Rumbaut's report on the ethnicity, gender, and family history of immigration scholars shows that most scholars who are the major sources of information regarding immigration have a personal background related to immigration. The study reveals patterns of interest that are worth considering for their impact on differences in insider and outsider perspectives on group development and relations |
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| UNIT 3 Indigenous Ethnic Groups |
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New Answers to an Old Question: Who Got Here First? |
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John Noble Wilford summarizes recent archaeological discoveries and points to a growing body of evidence that suggests that the picture of how early Americans arrived may be more complex than was previously imagined, and he questions earlier concepts of indigenous populations |
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12th Session of UN Working Group on Indigenous Peoples |
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This report on the United Nations' structures, debate, and unresolved questions regarding the rights of indigenous peoples, as well as the role of the U.S. government in shaping issues of self-determination, indicates new horizons for the current politics of conflict resolution among peoples and states |
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Possibility of Casinos Splits Va.: Indian Autonomy Plan Faces Fight in Congress |
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Spencer Hsu's article, on the prospect of the U.S. national government's recognition of Native American tribes in central Virginia, illustrates the dense web of new federal relationships related to casino gambling that are rewriting the relationship between Native Americans and state governments and the communities and interests that heretofore ignored Native Americans |
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American Indians in the 1990s |
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Evidence suggests that a growing number of Americans are identifying with Indian culture. Mainstream appetites for ethnic culture, the development of businesses on reservations, and the urge to ``go home'' among middle-class Indians point out the trends of the 1990s |
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| UNIT 4 Hispanic/Latino Americans |
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Morton Winsberg reports on the groups that fall within the Hispanic category. Cultural and market differentiations create a quilt of many colors with the various ethnicities that are labeled Hispanic/Latino American |
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The intersection of new Hispanic immigrants with new agro-business in small towns illustrates the impact of global markets and exposes the potential for new arenas of cultural conflict as well as new approaches to cultural change and cooperation |
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The Blond, Blue-Eyed Face of Spanish TV |
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This article exposes an intracultural contention within the Hispanic community and reveals why Hispanic TV is being asked to address presentation issues and answer charges of stereo-typing the Hispanic community through Hispanic television |
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After Violence, Puerto Rican Parade May Ban Some Rap |
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Juan Forero's account of the crowd rampage, the sexual harassment, and the apparent absences of political presence and police protection during the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City demands a search for civility within festival celebrations. The author stresses the need to create standards and boundaries without the invocation of censorship or misplaced critiques of municipal police departments |
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| UNIT 5 African Americans |
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To Most Dramatic Events in African-American History |
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This article recounts meaningful episodes of American history that constitute the popular tradition of African Americans. Here are 10 distinctive stories profiling the shared memory of experiences that define the special sense of peoplehood of this ethnic group |
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This compilation of census demographics provides a map and indexes of mobility and concentration of the black population |
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Laying Down the Burden of Race |
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In this excerpt from a longer biographical reflection, Ward Connerly attempts to make his personal experiences a compelling basis for his vigorous critique of perferentialism in public policies regarding race and ethnic access to mainstream institutions |
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David Cole's report on the courts' role and his personal account of the consequences of racial profiling address current experiences that resonate with the continuity of fear that reaches back into past years of rural terror, oppression, and lynching |
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The Insider: Questions for Vernon Jordan |
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This profile of Vernon provides another account of our national search for the diverse ways that Americans talk about race. It is also an example of how race is negotiated at various levels of social and institutional interaction |
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Race, Politics and 2000: The Affirmative Action Battleground Shifts to the Heartland |
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David Broder reviews the prominence of race in the language of politics that has plagued the party of Lincoln since Nixon played the race card |
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| UNIT 6 Asian Americans |
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Misperceived Minorities: `Good' and `Bad' Stereotypes Saddle Hispanics and Asian Americans |
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These articles and data explore and expose the mutual perceptions about group relations that are the building blocks of attitudes and behaviors from which learning and change begin |
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Arranged Marriages, Minus the Parents |
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This account, concerning the blending of traditional culture and new technology, illustrates the vitality and malleability of social inventions associated with ethnic group maintenance strategies |
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Life Soured Quickly for Bride After Wedding |
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This reflective account by Dan Rodricks of a tragic intersection of culture and personality poses central questions concerning the conflict between personal and group loyalties that are negotiated within immigrant/ethnic communities |
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| UNIT 7 Mediterranean and Eastern European Americans |
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Raymond Belliotti summarizes the study requested by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), a new-style ethnic organization, when it commissioned the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) to undertake a research project on Italian Americans. The study compares Italian Americans to 14 other ethnic, racial, and religious groups. The results are revealing of much change since the early days of initial emigration from Italy |
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Arab Americans: Protecting Rights at Home and Promoting a Just Peace Abroad, Issues, Attitudes & Views, 2000 |
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This data batch and profile of Arab-Americans commissioned by the Arab American Institute not only reveals the demographic tapestry, but explores the domestic and foreign policy opinions of a growing cluster of immigrants and ethnics known collectively as Arab Americans |
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So Much Rumbling That He Fears for the Foundation |
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Jonathan Rosen's thoughtful review of Samuel Freedman's Jews vs. Jew: The Struggle for the Soul of American Jewry outlines the central issues of the debate between identity and action that has emerged in recent years within the Jewish American communities and various organizations that represent this ethno/religious group in American pluralism |
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The Blind Spot of Multiculturalism: America's Invisible Literature |
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Werner Sollors proposes widening the horizon of literary studies by the inclusion of ignored, but interesting, works of ethnic American writers |
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Mr. Dybek's Neighborhood: Toward a New Paradigm for Ethnic Literature |
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Thomas Gladsky's article opens a window into the world of the ethnic writer and reminds us of the power of imagination and imagery in the construction of identity and our perceptions of others |
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Ellis Cose traces the genealogy of the American cultural complex-the cult of whiteness-that provided a symbolic world with a real and rigid framework within which Eastern and Southern European immigrants developed and eventually renegotiated the rules. Ellis Cose questions whether the rules will some day extend to those whose ancestors were not European |
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| UNIT 8 The Ethnic Legacy |
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Unsealing Mississippi's Past |
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Paul Hendrickson's riveting revelation of the historical roots and the means of oppression in Mississippi is a sobering reminder of the struggle for equal protection and due process, two measures of the rule of law |
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Lonnae Parker's revelatory account of the boundaries of identity and group affinity and affiliation are rarely articulated with such nuance and insight as they are in this fascinating family history |
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Rebecca Thomas Kirkendall |
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This piece articulates and fashions a rationale for the legitimacy of a form of ethnic and regional identity that is rooted in the particularities of the American South |
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End-of-Summer Celebration a Spicy Mix of Cajun Culture |
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Robert Buckman describes Cajun culture and the recent explosion of interest in its food, music, and its rootedness in the Acadians. The article also describes the energy of a lived tradition and its expression in celebrative festival events |
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| UNIT 9 The Ethnic Factor: Challenges for the New Millennium |
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A City That Echoes Eternity |
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Kenneth Woodward attempts to explain the meaning embedded in the sacred sand and stone of Jerusalem. He suggests that through the collective memories of Abrahamic faiths, Jerusalem transends the physical world and transforms issues of governance into precincts that strain both the human and the divine |
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Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad's article focuses on the multiple challenges that arise from the ever-growing interaction and cohabitation of Muslim communities within Western societies. The author sheds light on the religious and ethnic dimensions that are emerging at the intersection of Muslim concerns and the secular societies into which they are migrating |
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Ethnicity: An African Predicament |
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Francis Deng's panoramic view of Africa and its plethora of ethnicities addresses models of nation-building as well as the recognition that ethnic culture provides a sense of direction and purpose that simplistic linear models of modernization have neglected |
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The Challenge of Regional Cooperation in Central Asia: Preventing Ethnic Conflict in the Ferghana Valley |
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This report on Central Asia Identifies key aspects of the Soviet legacy and the attendant fragmentation and rise of ethno/religious and political/economic factors in this ethnically pluralistic setting |
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Cuba Begins to Answer Its Race Question |
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Racial prejudice in Cuba is much less of a problem than it is in the United States. As Eugene Robinson points out, the intermixing of the races in Cuba has been going on for many years |
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| UNIT 10 Understanding Cultural Pluralism |
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This is a lucid account of the origins of the eighteenth-century scientific climate of thought and the disastrous shift in the method and mode of explanation that contributed to the racial misunderstandings that plague us today. The article reveals an important feature of theory construction derived from insight into the history and philosophy of science |
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Do Races Differ? Not Really, Genes Show |
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Recent discoveries in genetic science, through the analysis of DNA, suggest that race is merely a social concept. Natalie Angier reports on the theory that there is convincing evidence for commonality within the diversity of social inventions and cultural formation that constitute the human experience. But some geneticists ask, do we know enough to make this assumption? |
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American Ethnicities and the Politics of Inclusion and Not Quite So Welcome Anymore |
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These data provide three matrices of ethnicity and ancestry in Amercia: national and regional self-identification, foreign-born by region and country, and measures of opinion and religious data that are not collected by the U.S. Census |
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