Well said mikemover. I couldn't agree with you more about the term African-American.

As you may know, Teddy Roosevelt had many of the same thoughts you discussed in your post:

" ... There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism." (begins the following passage qouting TR) I guess no one listened.

Link: http://www.rpatrick.com/USA/americanism/

Mike

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