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The melting point is a metaphor, which means a heterogeneous community becomes homogeneous. The various elements joining together to form a harmonious whole that shares a culture. In the U.S., it refers to the assimilation of the immigrants. The first usage was in the 1780s. It meant the description of the fusion of ethnicities, beliefs, and nationalities. In 1908, there was a play by the same name.
The melting pot of America is also Americanization, acculturation, and cultural assimilation. It refers to the intermarriage of ethnicities. Hence, the African-Americans are the only people who are integrated into the American way of life fully. However, years after the abolition, their union with other communities was still less common than between that of the white groups. It was illegal In various states in the country until 1967 (Berresford, 1983).
The melting point theory of America sees the American identity as one that centers on the acculturation or the assimilation of the white immigrant groups. Many scholars have analyzed the subject in the field of whiteness studies. The discipline looks at its social construction and highlights its changes in the American national identity, especially from the 17th century.
The melting point of America in the late 19th century saw an increasingly diverse European immigration. They came from Southern and Eastern Europe. They included the Italians, Jews, and Poles. Some of them merged with the indigenous people and adopted their lifestyles (Liphshiz, 2008).
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Thank you for the ''Melting pot of America'' essay. The Native American writer was the best. I will work with you next year. Ann, College of Saint Joseph.
