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        Our country, The United States of America, was essentially founded on the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness through solidarity of human kind. In Bernard R. Boxill's article, 'Separation or Assimilation,' he fundamentally poses the Hamletesque question: to assimilate or not to assimilate. Subsequent to the dilemma of some black cultural nationalists, whom not only argue for assimilation of the black American populace, but also believe that this assimilation into white …

…This does not mean that every man should disregard his cultural background. Rather, I am suggesting that every person acknowledges the facts. First, every man should realize that we are all individuals and second that we are all human before we are white, black, Hispanic, Italian, or Chinese. In this way, perhaps man can put an end to the very problems which stem from racial separation, namely race wars, famine, and unequal distribution of resources.