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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.

Citation Information: Miller, Herbert Adolphus, excerpt from “Treatment of Immigrant Heritages,” Digital Public Library of America, http://dp.la/item/ed9b2e171c65aaac412e04695a7f0a2a.

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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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