Americans All
Subtitle: The Cultural Gifts Movement
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: June 19, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780674028296
Subjects: History; History - U.S; History: American; USA; Ethnic Studies - General; General; United States - 20th Century; History / United States / 20th Century; 20th century; Ethnicity; National characteristics, American; Pluralism (Social sciences); United States
Description: "Diana Selig tells the neglected story of the cultural gifts movement, which flourished between the world wars. Progressive activists encouraged pluralism in homes, schools, and churches across the country. Countering racist trends and the melting pot theory of Americanization, they championed the idea of diversity. Yet they were unable to address the entrenched forms of discrimination and disfranchisement faced by African Americans in particular."--Jacket.