To Kill Mockinbird

For hundreds of years, people have been immigrating to the United States in search of freedom, better living, and the fulfillment of the American Dream. Members of all nations and religions had visions of economic stability and political autonomy, both of which were promised in tales of the budding country. “America represented liminality – a new world where [immigrants] could pursue extravagant urges and do things they had thought beyond their capabilities.” (Takaki 549). Although the first …

…person can be an American. Because the founding fathers were white Protestant males, many say this should be the case with all citizens. What is frequently overlooked is that “America has been racially diverse since our very beginning on the Virginia shore, and this reality is increasingly becoming visible and ubiquitous.” (Takaki 540). A white-American society cannot be a reality because “the preservation and development of any given type of civilization rests upon these two conditions.