Part I Confused about who I am
Chapter 1 Am I still an American? - 860 words
Chapter 2 Some types of American identity - 5,987 words
Chapter 3 Finding the best model - 2,558 words
Chapter 4 Like a twin brother who went the other way - 3,694 words
Part II Some history to explain the current situation
Chapter 5 How black Americans won over white society - 4,009 words
Chapter 6 Falling into a racial hell-hole - 4,487 words
Chapter 7 Echoes of Communists in Hollywood - 5,747 words
Part III Identities based on ethnicity and class
Chapter 8 Race and ethnicity - 5,996 words
Chapter 9 Middle-class identity and Revolution - 4,147 words
Part IV Can I be myself or do I need to be taught?
Chapter 10 Authentic Identity - 4,056 words
Chapter 11 Education and Identity - 5,750 words
Chapter 12 Jewish Religion - 8,853 words
Part V How we can put our identities on a better foundation
Chapter 13 Defining our identities - 6,649 words
Chapter 14 Building a stronger personal identity - 8,320 words
total - 71,113 words
inscription
“I celebrate myself, and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall assume,
for every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
I loafe and invite my soul,
I lean and loafe at my ease ...
What is commonest, cheapest, nearest, easiest, is Me.”Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
See some of my American heroes.
to: Bill McGaughey's personal website to: identity independence
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