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Book Review: Rope and Soap
Rope and Soap: Lynchings of Italians in the United States by Patrizia Salvetti “Eleven Italians, some of whom were awaiting trial while others had been already acquitted, were forcibly removed from jail by a mob and lynched in public with the … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Book, Book Review, Book Reviews, Criminal, Discrimination, History, Immigrant, immigrants, immigration, Italian, Italian American, Italian History, Italian Immigrant, Italian immigrants, Law, literature, Lynching, Lynchings, New Orleans, New Orleans History, nonfiction, Sicilian, Sicilian American, Sicily, United States Immigration, United States of America
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NIAF on Capitol Hill: Vol. 4
At the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), we believe strongly in supporting future generations of the Italian American community. This is why we created the NIAF Congressional Fellowship; with it, we place outstanding Italian American college students, graduate students and recent graduates … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol Hill, Congress, Congressional, DC, Fellow, Fellowship, George Washington University, Government, Intern, Internship, Italian, Italian American, Italian American Blog, Italian American Blogger, National Italian American Foundation, Senate, United States, United States of America, US Government, USA, Washington DC
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The (Italian) Declaration of Independence
On the 4th of July, it’s important to remember that a key stone in the foundation of our country’s understanding of democracy was put in place by none other than an Italian by the name of Filippo Mazzei. Born just … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of July, All men are created equal, American History, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Charlottesville, Colonial, Colonialism, Colonies, Commonwealth of Virginia, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Democracy, Democratic, Europe, Filippo Mazzei, Florence, Fourth of July, Freedom, George Washington, Government, History, Independence, Independence Day, Italian, Italian American, Italian History, Italy, Monticello, New World, Philip Mazzei, Politician, Politics, Revolution, State of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, Tuscany, U.S., U.S. History, United States, United States of America, Virginia, Virginia Wine
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