Yes, yes to all of you. As we are a diverse society, we do have different opinions. I'm with the politically correct, although sometimes it's hard to keep the torch burning. Before you start bashing me, I come from a Mexican-American background with close to 20 years of Greek association. On top of that, I'm an American. So go away and do some museum work. O Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda, CA 92886 (714) 993-5075; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail: [log in to unmask] On Mon, 27 Oct 1997 09:39:51 -0600 Bill Mulligan <[log in to unmask]> writes: >At 05:43 PM 10/26/97 -0600, you wrote: >>Wendy: >> >>Please read a little history. >>All this drivel makes me think I should seek another profession... >> >>george >> >>================= > > You are the one who needs to read some history, Mr. Bauer, and >seeking >another profession may not be a bad idea. > The U.S. is a diverse society and has been almost from its >inception -- "e >pluribus unum" is not an idle thought, but a statement of national >purpose >in a very real sense. Understanding one another, seeking common >ground and >purpose, and dealing with our differences are a central part of our >history >as a nation. That we have not always succeeded and are still >struggling >with the issues does not change that. In an earlier post, that I did >not >respond to, you mentioned an America that was one and totally united. >Such >a country has never existed except in the imagination. Only if you >ignore >the long history of discrimination against African Americans and their >resultant poverty and deprivation; the anti-Catholicism and nativism >that >was so strong in the 19th century; anti-semitism, etc. can you posit >an >America that was not diverse and not struggling with the tensions >inherent >in that diversity. > Museums can and should be part of the process by which we deal >with our >diversity and find common ground. Far from drivel, the post you so >characterize is a good statement of worthy goals for the profession. > >> > > >William H. Mulligan, Jr. [[log in to unmask]] >Associate Professor of History >Director >Forrest C. Pogue Public History Institute >Murray State University >Murray, KY 42071-0009 >Phone:(502) 762-6571 >Fax: (502) 762-6587 >Home Phone:(502) 753-9033 >