there are some big differences between the cultural histories of black and white americans. if african relinquish their african history they become black americans, one of the most disrespected cultural groups on the globe, whereas when white americans relinquish their ancestry they rise in their social status as americans. there is also the issue of voluntarism- where some people relinquish their cultures by choice more than others. much african culture was lost against the will of the people, and some europeans surrendered their culture for political reasons. my family, for example, was russiana nd jewish and arrived at the onset of the cold war, a baaaaaad time to be speaking russian............. consequently, my father didn't know his father was born in russia, or even that he was jewish, until he was an adult with a teenage daughter
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