HIS 330- Need Tuesday Morning

The discussion addresses the following outcomes:

• • • • Define the concept of multiculturalism and consider the differing perspectives on multiculturalism in American society today (CO#2, CO#5).
      • Examine America’s past as a multicultural immigrant nation beginning with the earliest days of European contact with Native Americans (CO#1, CO#3)

The idea of a multicultural American history that teaches about the experiences of the many groups that lived in America also raises fears of the “Disuniting of America,” especially as quite a number of these groups were hurt in the process of the creation of the American nation, notably American Indians.

In a post of at least 250 words consider the following:

• Does altering the master narrative about the past really affect society today? If so, how?
• Are fears of disunity resulting from the inclusion of “different mirrors” in the national historical narrative justified? Why or why not?
• Support your answer with specific evidence from the readings.