You wrote:

<<people who regard the USA as their "oppressor," and people who despise George Washington and refuse to read Melville.>>

What? The US has historically and systematically and persistently oppressed a number of groups, above all Native- and African-Americans. The US was never a nation with a common ancestry. By the end of the revolution about 20% of the population in the 13 colonies were African-Americans, and most of them were slaves.

Otherwise, please, who are these people who hate George Washington and refuse to read Melville? And really, so what? Being American gives you the right to hate George Washington and reject Melville.