Cultural Pluralism In The Ku Klux Klan

“Cultural pluralism”, a phrase developed by Horace Kallen, is described by Foner as “… a society that glorie[s]… ethnic diversity rather than attempting to suppress it” (pp. 794). However, this notion was not supported by America in the nineteen twenties. In conjunction with the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, minority groups were targeted for being threats towards white American civilization. This ultimately highlighted how the vast majority of Americans did not uphold pride in their nation’s diversity. Even with the Ku Klux Klan out of the picture, it was still evident through implemented government policies that Americans did not favor cultural diversity. With “fears of immigrant radicalism… outweigh[ing] the desire [of] cheap unskilled

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