>No Hispanic population having ever been enslaved in America?
>Could it be related to the fact that there has never been
>large scale instituional (legal or otherwise) racism levied
>against any Hispanic population? Could it be possiblly related
>to the fact that MOST hispanic families in America consist of
>no more than two generations of individuals born in this
>country?

As I stated in post 13, black families remained strong throughout and after slavery. This was proven by Herbert G. Gutman in the book "The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom." And if our families can remain strong through slavery, we should be able to survive "large scale institutional racism."

>Hispanic folk by and large are culturally close to their
>mother cultures (be it Honduran, Brasilian, Puerto Rock, or
>whatever). Family, as you know, is generally the cornerstone
>of a lot of Hispanic cultures. The sole purpose of immigration
>for many Hispanic folks is better oppurtunities for their
>families. Therefore, if you have first and second generation
>American Hispanics... there values are going to be extremely
>similiar to those of their mother culture. There cocnern with
>their families is going to be very similiar to that of their
>cultural norm.

EXACTLY!!! Culturally, they are very family oriented. Black culture used to be the same way, but it seems like were at the point where maintaing a strong family is not important anymore.

Furthermore... they have never experienced any
>insitituional atrocity on the part of Americans that resulted
>in disruptions of their family units. I hate to say it folk...
>but if you were to let more generations pass and throw in some
>insitutional atrocities levied against them... I gurantee you
>their "picture" wouldn't be too bright.

What "institional attocities" are responsible for destroying the black family? It sure wasn't slavery.

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"What shall we do with the negro?" I have had but one answer from the beginning. Do nothing with us! Your doing with us has already played the mischief with us...if the negro cannot stand on his own legs, let him fall - Frederick Douglass