![]() ![]() Then came an anomalous period from roughly the 1940s through the 1970s during which cultural diversity was dampened in some respects and masked in others. ![]() That diversity was augmented during the 19th and early 20th centuries. But even at the time of the Founding, Americans were as culturally diverse as they are today. Here is an alternative view: “America was founded on British political and legal traditions that remain the bedrock of the American system to this day. In the 21st century, with people of color soon to become a majority of the population, the United States faces unprecedented cultural diversity.” That monocultural domination continued through the 19th and 20th centuries as other white European immigrant groups were assimilated into the Anglo mainstream. The received wisdom about multicultural America goes something like this: “At the time of the Founding, America’s free population was not only white but almost entirely British, and the nation’s culture was based on their common heritage. ![]()
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