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Back Porch Files: Who Decides Who's American?
Who gets to decide what makes someone a “real American”? After a speaker at a Trump rally declared that a birth certificate doesn't make someone American, we're taking a closer look at the troubling habit of treating patriotism as a political loyalty test. From America's long history of excluding certain groups to the childhood lessons of Schoolhouse Rock's “Great American Melting Pot,” we explore citizenship, pluralism, the difference between patriotism and obedience, and why accusations of being “un-American” make such convenient political weapons. Because America was never supposed to be a…
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