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	Podcast:		BackStory
	Episode:		212: The Melting Pot: Americans and Assimilation
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		01:02:06
	Publish Date:		2019-07-05 16:00:00
	Description:		In the spirit of July 4th, BackStory revisits an episode on the abiding question: What does it mean to be an American? We’ll explore 19th-century notions of who could become an American and the ways they were expected to change. Plus, we’ll discuss how much room there was for a hyphenated American identity in the past and if there is any room for it today. Image: Cover of Theater Program for Israel Zangwill's play "The Melting Pot," 1916. Source: Wikimedia Commons BackStory is funded in part by our listeners. You can help keep the episodes coming by supporting the show: https://www.backstoryradio.org/support
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