Italian immigrants were discriminated against by being constructed as nonwhite. Italian diaspora in the US was racialized both as the Chinese of Europe and frequently as Black. The one black family in the Titanic was until recently lost to history in part because Italian was used as a generic term for all the darker skinned passengers on board. When in 1911 a white Louisiana lynch mob murdered 11 Italians, their perceived identity as nonwhite was a significant factor in the actions of the mob.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 17:41:20 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015