Daniel Patrick Moynihan on going "beyond the melting pot"
Season 38
Episode 2
About the Episode
In 1963, Daniel Patrick Moynihan and sociologist Nathan Glazer published their book, "Beyond the Melting Pot," which transformed how ethnicity was viewed in America, from a homogenized country to one of jostling ethnic groups.
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