Notes that the presence of new immigrants will add emphasis to the tensions between two historic American traditions; the myth of open reception and equal opportunity for all peoples and the reality of the difficulties of acceptance and inequality of opportunities. (Author/AM)

Discusses the African American experience and the unique characteristics of its culture--how slavery influenced a culture of respect as well as contributed to the lost ethnic ties that allowed African Americans to create their own culture. The article also discusses the challenges to blackness from American biracialism and addresses behavior and…