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The Italians that came here were treated like dirt. The Irish controlled the Police department in NYC and Chicago. They beat and tortured the Italians. What they didn't realize was that the more you torture us , the more we will work to become Americans, No welfare, NO FREE anything. No pity.. Just hard work. Now we have some of the highest standard of living.. all by hard work and education.. No reparations!

❤ Very interesting!

Are there any Castle Garden immigrant records left? If so, where are they stored?

My great grandfather came here but he went back to Italy. My grandfather came around 1900. He had a farm in western New Castle, Pennsylvania,

Thank you, well done

At one time 1/2 of West Virginia miners were of Italian decent

Half my family went to n.y.the rest went to Argentina

3 of my 4 grandparents were born in Italy.one was born here. I grew up speaking Italian as my first language

The kind words in the newspapers about Italians all the way back then is heart warming ❤️🔥 We take our morals very seriously. We have always been hardworking, industrious, smart, polite, kind people! Our ancestors built western civilization in Italy and Europe before they came to America!

Well done!

And it’s happening again now .. with the Hispanics because they can pay them a fraction of what they would pay Americans. This is clear to see… and your government officials are lobbyists being paid by the corporations 😂

I am not native to Ohio, but I have an interest in Coalburg because at least three generations, possibly four, of my non-Italian family lived there. Do you know what became of the Coalburg Blocks? Looking on Google Maps, the satellite photo looks like woods where the Coalburg Italians settlement was.

who made the painting shown at 16:09?

They treated us like crap. They thought we'd go back home after getting their projects completed. My grandfather left an agrarian community to come here. Now I live in a small agrarian community in Florida. We still get treated like crap to this day by "Americans".

It's rather insulting that you at least attempt to pronounce French names correctly. Narrating a documentary and doing zero research nor making an attempt to pronounce Italian names reflects how Italians were treated in the States then and, unfortunately, now.

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Check out Woody Guthrie’ 1913 Massacre and the tragic true story of Calumet's Italian Hall. Rambling Jack’s version is my favorite: czcams.com/video/3-ooHAmzWTI/video.html&pp=8AUB

The same problem plagues South Asia today 🧐

Ultimately, the Europeans in Italy pulled a fast one on their own in a remarkably similar way as we would see the Europeans and Americans mistreat American Indian people. Preying on vulnerable populations, manufacturing consent from people who could be tricked into a predatory deal . The Great Swindle in Italy reminds me of the treaties signed by the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Cherokee, ceding lands and personal property in exchange for certain protections and provisions which were then, not honoured for a very long time.

My family has a long history in concrete. They are well known throughout the city as the best concrete workers in the city! Proud to be a Sicilian American!

America is still selling the same trap today

Crappy captialist Republicans have been going strong with their evil for a long time now

Swindled Italians out of thier Italian citizenship to keep them in the United States.

That’s an amazing story just goes to show how true Grit really stands out and I am proud to be an Italian 👏👏

You do know those beloved Italians donated their precious silver dimes to rebuild the US Constitution when the call went out for help for America. Thanks Italy 🇮🇹 God bless you 😊

Thankyou so much for so thoughtfully putting together this slice of early Italian immigrant history. My great grandmother arrived from Naples in 1882, giving birth to my paternal grandfather a few days after their arrival. My great-grandfather arrived 4 years later, with a large group of farm laborers from Potenza. I have no other information about thir circumstances in Italy. So the backdrop you paint here is very relevant. The family stayed in Brooklyn where great-grandfather worked for the LIRR. My grandfather relocated to Cleveland Ohio in 1900 where he practiced barbering and plumbing, trades he'd learned from pushing brooms, and cleaning out the sinks at an uncle's (?) barbershop back in NYC.

If my whole town hated me and were throwing rocks through my windows, I don't think I would need an invitation to get the hell out of Dodge.

Why are the words I am suppose to read so small? Wtf

The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti was controversial because it was widely believed that the evidence against the men was flimsy, and that they were being prosecuted for their immigrant background and their radical political beliefs. Fifty years later, a proclamation stating that Sacco and Vanzetti had not been treated justly and that no stigma should be associated with their names. Prejudice and radical politics often challenge Christian beliefs.

Does anyone know where to get the full article at 20:05? I’m researching it for a paper

My grandfather came here in 1902 went to Ellis Island. They would not hire a 16 year old Italian so he went to Pennsylvania and worked in the coal mines. Eventually he got a job in the garment industry and moved to Boston. There he became a dress designer. In WWII the United States Government commissioned hin to design the Navy Waves Uniforms. He loved America and worked hard all his life... when he was 86 years old I saked him what was the best day of his life. He told me the day he became an American !!

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My great grandparents and grandparents came here from Norway - poor & almost starving and ready for hard work. Thank god no one forced them into a bus that took them to a faraway state that they had not planned on going to where they knew no one.

Dry good doc - well done. All Americans should watch this -

Isn’t it something how history repeats itself

A very interesting and informative video. Italian immigrants faced widespread discrimination and persecution in Canada as well. I’m well aware of the discrimination perpetrated against my two grandfathers and their families. 🇮🇹🇨🇦

Christians (economically) raping other Christians to the best of their ability. The Catholic version. What's new?

My grandfather went to work in a coal mine at 7 years old, for 10 cents an hour. He saved the first silver dollar he earned and gave it to me, his granddaughter. He was very intelligent, industrious, creative, visionary and a very hard worker. He became a millionaire who helped many relatives and others in his life. He was a wonderful, loving sweet man and I loved him so much and miss him so much. He was proud to be an American 🙏

My Italian grandfather came through Ellis Island and worked on the railroad. He was recognized for being a strong worker. My brother became a wrestler and was state champ and All American. Italian's are strong people!

Outstanding!! This should be teach in the school of USA and Italy.

Thank you for the concrete jungles, the crime, bank of america, and the disappearance of cod.

I enjoyed this documentary very much. It shines a light on the very earliest period of Italian immigration to the USA. One criticism... it would be nice if the narrator could pronounce Italian names and words correctly. Every Italian word is pronounced incorrectly. Italian is a phonetic language and not very hard to pronounce if you know the rules. I think you would be showing a little more respect for the subject matter. Otherwise, very well done.

Funny how they said Italians were great workers and welcome to come in droves when they actually did during the 20th century they were ripped from homes and placed in detainment prisons and called enemies of the United States. What a huge contrast in just a decade.

It was all so true, as a young boy I remember my grandfather telling us the story of his village back in Bari Italy when he had to eat the last dog before coming to America, to keep from starving to death... He then worked on the railroad out west eventually settling in Chicago, like so many others he sent most of his money back home. he got a mail bride from his local village back in Italy, she gave him 8 children, my father included. My mother's family was much the same but from Pescara, many a feud developed between the two families in typical Italian style! Growing up in Italian American families we were never taught the native language and it was even frowned upon to speak Italian! but for us, his descendants we did find the dream of freedom and prosperity something I will be eternally grateful for

It seems that the chess pieces are being and have for time immemorial been manipulated by the elite. Would it surprise anyone that the mass immigration throughout Europe in the 19th century toward the Americas was a plot to supply wealthy corporations with cheap labor? Fast forward to the open borders now in the USA…

Sounds gawdawfully familiar 🤔 and modern !!!!

The short answer is . The Fascisti party forced them away.

If I read yet another explanation that the derogatory term "wop" come from with out papers, I will barf. Look up "guappo" . Per l'amore del cielo!

thank you so much for this