Wright himself has since described it: Our purpose for creating I.A.M. was and is to increase one of the rarest commodities on the American marketracial pride among black people. and to help fill the information gap about black people for all Americans... We want to present the facts of events and stop the repetition of misinformation. I am convinced that distortion of history got us into our present situation. but weve got to deal with history to change peoples attitudes. The museum supplies the knowledge necessary to shatter the myths of the past. The black man is often compared inappropriately to other immigrant groups who came to America. But in making that comparison. others often forget his lack of cultural identity. He came enslaved to these shores while others came seeking freedom.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that black people lack cultural identity compared to other immigrant groups.