Melting Pot
Episode 3
<p>The melting pot never included people of color. Blacks, Chinese, Puerto Ricans, etcetera, could not melt into the pot. They could be used as wood to produce the fire for the pot, but they could not be used as material to be melted into the pot.</p>
see also:
article
What Does the Census Tell Us About Race?
by Jean Cheng
Historically, the census was used to target or exclude certain groups. But since the Civil Rights era, it has been used to measure which groups are being excluded.
Q&A
What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
episode 3
