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Determined to be Heard: Challenging the Melting Pot Ideal
The determination of minority groups to forge a stronger cultural identity challenges the idea of the "melting pot" and becomes a threat to the idea of America for some citizens. Historian Gary Gerstle compares two very different Italian filmmakers:...
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Movies As A Cultural Force in the 1930's
Professor of history Gary Gerstle talks about the movies as a powerful, populist force in the 1930's. "These are all stories about the little guy in American society," Professor Gerstle explains, "...standing up...to the forces of corruption...again...