Contributor: What 'America' meant before 1776, and who 'Americans' are today - Los Angeles Times
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by Surekha DaviesFebruary 17, 2026
The label is often wielded now to exclude brown people, but these two continents have been a melting pot since long before the U.S. was founded.
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Originally published on Los Angeles Times on 2/17/2026