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Argument: Multiculturalism calls for a "mosaic" rather than a "melting pot"
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- Peter D. Salins. "Assimilation, American Style". Reason Online. February 1997"The multiculturalists' rejection of the melting pot idea is seen in the metaphors they propose in its place. Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson suggested that Americans are members of a 'rainbow coalition.' Former New York Mayor David Dinkins saw his constituents constituting a 'gorgeous mosaic.' Former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm characterized America's ethnic groups as being like ingredients in a 'salad bowl.' Barbara Jordan, recent chairperson of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, said: 'We are more than a melting-pot; we are a kaleidoscope.'"