By: Bonny Brownridge and Erin Mauk Urban Culture By: Bonny Brownridge and Erin Mauk
New cultures in Urban neighborhoods Little Italy: Immigration laws Many major cities Sold produce(ex. Olive oil, pasta, cheese) Chinatown: Labor force Ethnic group specifically denied Famine Gold Rush Poverty Rebellions Natural Catastrophes
Immigration to the U.S. Asia Europe Africa Immigrated because: Poverty Religious persecution Limited opportunities Benjamin “Pap” Singleton African American Lead the “Great Exodus” Launched the first movements to transport African Americans back to Africa. Born a slave Canada Runaway house Buying land in Tennessee Migration to Kansas after the Civil War, Exodusters
Immigrants and Assimilation Many immigrants came to Elle Island (on the east coast) and to Angel Island (on the west coast). They brought their culture with them, but Americans wanted to assimilate them so they fit in better and were more “American”. There was an Americanization Movement in the beginning of the 20th century. This was meant to assimilate immigrants by making them more American and more patriotic. The YMCA offered classes so immigrants could learn how to speak English and become better prepared to get a job and fit in with society. They also taught American politics and history. Ford Motor Company taught workers English. Cincinnati Museum Center/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Immigrants and social services National American Woman Suffrage Association (1890) Women’s Christian Temperance Union (1874)- labor laws, prison reform Tammany Hall political machine Settlement houses(1884)-education and social services for the poor Jane Addams and Hull House (1889)- European immigrants General Federation of Women’s Clubs (1890)- civic improvements http://uicarchives.library.uic.edu/history-of-uic/hull-house/
Work Cited http://www.lagazzettaitaliana.com/heritage/7614-little-italy-italian-immigrants-influence-america-part-1 http://www.pbs.org/kqed/chinatown/resourceguide/story.html https://www.ancestry.com/contextux/historicalinsights/americanization-movement-immigrants https://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/singleton.htm http://www.ushistory.org/us/38c.asp