A nation founded by immigrants. This is how America began and it is how it has continued to grow and change. Diversity has shaped America throughout its existence. It has brought racism, prejudice, and turmoil as well as created a unique culture found nowhere else on earth. It was what makes America the nation that it is. Now more than ever, our culture is becoming even more diverse. If it weren’t for a series of important events however, our country’s unique diversity would not exist in the same way.
The essays, A Call for Unity and A Letter from Birmingham Jail, show the racial tensions in the U.S. during the Sixties. Ideas on diversity were much different in those times than they are now. That was a time when there was a much larger gap between Blacks and Whites. The two letters show both sides presented in an educated way without showing hatred. It is important that both sides are presented in such a way so that they can meet on common ground. Both essays were sincere attempts to somehow come to some type of peaceful resolution. This was during one of the most important times in history for our nation to become a diverse but unified country. Through this time period, as well as others, diversity became a key part of American culture.
There has always been diversity in America, but not always cooperation and understanding. These two letters show an important time in history when diversity was not accepted as it is today. In my life, I have seen a large increase in diversity since coming to college. I came from a small town with a limited diversity. However, in college, there is more diversity in every class than there was back home. The diversity of America has been an essential point to changing it. It will continue to change over the years and shape our world each and every day.
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