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White on Arrival (2003) (edit title/settings)

Italians, Race, Color, and Power in Chicago, 1890-1945

by Thomas A. Guglielmo (Author) (edit contributors)

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Immigrating to the United States, Italians, like all others arriving on America's shores, were made to fill out a standardized immigration form. In the box for race, they faced two choices: North Italian or South Italian. On the line requesting information on color, they wrote simply "white."... read more

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Nineteenth-century Chicago was the quintessential boom town.

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  1. Thomas A. Guglielmo (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country: USA and Great Britain
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0195155432
Page Count: 289

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  • Library of Congress: F548.9.I8 G84 2003
  • Dewey: 305.851077311
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  1. history
  2. immigrants
  3. italians
  4. race
  5. whiteness studies 

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