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National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Assimilation and the Crucible of the City: Reading Guide: Two Stories

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An excerpt from Abraham Cahan's novel, "Yekl: A Tale of the New York Ghetto," and Charles Chesnutt's short story, "The Wife of His Youth," that describe challenges of assimilation into American culture for both European immigrants and African Americans. Questions for discussion included.

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african americans in the city, european immigrants, nhc: assimilation and the crucible of the city: reading guide: two stories, russian immigrants, urban america
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)