Between 1850 and 1870, New Orleans boasted the largest Italian-born population of any city in the United States. Its early Italian immigrants included musicians, business leaders, and diplomats. Sadly, in 1891, 11 members of the large Sicilian settlement in New Orleans were victims of the largest mass lynching in American history. However, by 1910, the city's French Quarter was a "Little Palermo" with Italian entrepreneurs, laborers, and restauranteurs dominating the scene.
Between 1850 and 1870, New Orleans boasted the largest Italian-born population of any city in the United States. Its early Italian immigrants included musicians, business leaders, and diplomats. Sadly, in 1891, 11 members of the large Sicilian settlement in New Orleans were victims of the largest mass lynching in American history. However, by 1910, the city's French Quarter was a "Little Palermo" with Italian entrepreneurs, laborers, and restauranteurs dominating the scene.
Italians in New Orleans
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780738516929 |
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Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing SC |
Publication date: | 10/20/2004 |
Series: | Images of America Series |
Pages: | 128 |
Sales rank: | 1,007,072 |
Product dimensions: | 6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d) |