There are three things which are important to keep in mind when considering the American phenomenon. One is its size (huge), the other is its history (short but eventful), and the third, diversity, is both a result of the first two and a contributing factor in shaping the United States' unique role...

Soon after the American Revolution, Americans began an expansion to the west. It was our Manifest Destiny to tame the wilds of the west and expand our nation from coast to coast. Families loaded up their belongings and traveled to the newly purchased lands. People from New York, Philadelphia, Bos...

Have you ever driven down the road in some town somewhere and saw a person wearing different clothes than you or selling their cultural arts and crafts, that are unusual to you, but not to them? Have you wondered where they "got" that idea from, or who "taught" them that? I'...

Immigration has made America what it is today. The Germans, came in post revolutionary times, then the Irish, and finally the Italians, Jews, and Chinese. Now there's another minority group that's been immigrating to America. Immigrants from Mexico and Central America have been crossing the borde...

The Underground Railroad was a major development that united a diverse group of people for a common goal. Slaves were able to escape and went to a free land where they were considered free. The slaves would have to live in seclusion to avoid being found by slave catchers and returned to the terri...

Millions of Africans died in slave ships en route from Africa to America. A lifetime of bondage awaited those who survived the trip. This crime against a people-enslavement, exploitation, of millions of Africans is an American tragedy at its highest level. The legacy of slavery continues to bind...

A Journey Though the "Golden Gates" of Promise Great controversy exists over the true promises of the "Golden Gates" in the United States. Discrimination occurs with different ethnic groups, but for those immigrants permitted into the country, the opportunities are excellen...

The Thorn In America's Side The inscription on the New York's Statue of Liberty was written by Emma Lazarus and it says, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-t...