Analysis Of The New Frontage On American Life By Charles S. Johnson

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In Charles S. Johnson's essay, The New Frontage on American Life one of the core themes that is presented is the idea of "assimilation". In the opening, Johnson makes the clear distinction between northern life and southern life. Johnson states for example, New York City is a particular way of living, but then there was Cleveland which had hints of the south in its lifestyle. Part of the argument presented is to show how African-Americans can assimilate with a whole new world. For that reason, Alaine Locke included this essay in the particular section labeled "The New Negro in A New World". Assimilation is the idea of mixing culture and knowledge of one's group with another's group. This was clear that work needed to be done by the fact

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