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Immigration and Americanization, 1880-1930
An excerpt from a 1919 pamphlet from the National Conference of Social Work in defense of immigration.

An excerpt from a 1919 pamphlet from the National Conference of Social Work in defense of immigration.

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Miller, Herbert Adolphus, excerpt from “Treatment of Immigrant Heritages,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/ed9b2e171c65aaac412e04695a7f0a2a.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
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Item 7 of 12 in the Primary Source Set Immigration and Americanization, 1880-1930

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A photograph of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, ca. 1900.
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An excerpt from a 1913 play for community or church groups to stage about the immigrant experience.
An excerpt from an 1892 text discussing the critique of Chinese and Irish immigration.
An excerpt from a 1925 text describing the medical examination of potential immigrants by officials.
An excerpt from a summary of the era’s arguments for and against immigration policy reform, designed for debate teams, 1920.
An excerpt from a 1919 pamphlet from the National Conference of Social Work in defense of immigration.
An excerpt from a patriotic speech delivered by a German immigrant in 1917.
An excerpt from a 1917 pamphlet by an immigrant, calling on new arrivals to America to embrace an American identity.
An excerpt from a memoir published in 1918 about an immigrant’s journey and life in America.
A postcard of a Saturday night street scene in New York City’s Lower East Side, 1904.
A postcard of a street scene in New York City’s Lower East Side, ca. 1900.

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