From Melting Pot to Witch's Cauldron How Multiculturalism Failed America [Paperback]

Classrooms will find plenty of food for discussion in this analysis.This book explains that the original wishes of the founders of the American Republic, as well as those of modern luminaries like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Cesar Chavez, have not been realized. Caravantes traces this problem to the radical activism of the 1960s, which introduced the notion of multiculturalism.From Melting Pot to Witch's Cauldron explores what can happen when good intentions go askew. Ernesto Caravantes points out that the original wishes of the founders of the American Republic, as well as the desires of modern luminaries like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Cesar Chavez, have not been realized. Caravantes traces this problem to the radical activism of the 1960s, which introduced the notion of multiculturalism. In so doing, that activism completely erased all chances of seeing the dreams of these activists being brought into fruition. The author points out that the true and original aim of the multiculturalism movement was to have people of divergent ethnic backgrounds become unified by their differences, yet what is occurring is just the opposite - xenophobia and ethno-centrism have developed among the different ethnic groups in the United States. This book is a must-read for students of multicultural studies in colleges and universities.Chapter 1 Preface Part 2 Part I Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 1. Plymouth Rock Chapter 5 2. The Enlightenment Chapter 6 3. The African Slaves in America Chapter 7 4. The Scandinavian and Irish Migration Chapter 8 5. The Mexican Border is Re-Established Chapter 9 6. The Arrival of the Jews Chapter 10 7. The 1960 Mentality Started with Two Bullets Chapter 11 8. The Effects of the Civil Rights Movement Chapter 12 9. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Cesar Chavez would be Ashamed Chapter 13 10. The Formation of the Ghetto and the Barrio Chapter 14 11. Multiculturalism in League with Identity Politics Chapter 15 12. Multiculturalism in League with Politicl“Ð