listen to scholar Eric Foner’s talk on Who is an American?
Prompt: In 300 to 400 hundred words, describe Foner’s assertions about who is an American, and why citizenship and being an American is a contested issue?
Helpful Hints to Shape Your Response: Consider taking notes on:
How has the West created the concept of race and ascribe predictive powers about human behavior
What is the difference between civic nationalism and ethnic nationalism?
What groups have constituted an American in the past?
Why did race replace class in America?
In your response, give one specific quotation/ paraphrase from Foner’s podcast.
here is the link for the podcast
https://kboo.fm/media/66145-who-american-eric-foner