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Now here is a part of History I never learned about.

Posted by $ Olduglycarl 4 years, 10 months ago to History
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The Columbus Calumny

""The inconvenient truth is that Italians and Sicilians were once victims of white supremacy in this country: Until the 20th century, Italians and Sicilians were legally classified as “colored” under U.S. immigration law (as were Armenians and many other ethnic groups), were subject to quotas, and were not allowed to become naturalized citizens. This gave rise to “race courts” in which immigrants presented anthropological, cultural and historical evidence that their ethnic group was white, even though they were not Anglo-Saxon. Individual judges weighed this evidence and determined whether the plaintiff was white, and therefore could become a naturalized citizen. Different judges came to different conclusions, keeping the immigration status of many ethnic groups in limbo for decades. Very few people know about the race courts; it’s not taught in school.""

PS...THIS DOESN'T MAKE AMERICA RACIST!

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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 4 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    So THAT'S WHAT ewe is...a f'n statue!???

    Any coms from admin?...they are hiding ALL your comments, we can read them but they go back to comment hidden when you come back.
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  • Posted by $ Thoritsu 4 years, 10 months ago
    I guess we owe them all our wealth too.
    Too bad they have to wait until all the golden eggs are stolen by others and the goose is dead.
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  • Posted by Lucky 4 years, 10 months ago
    I wonder if the recent SC decision on stopping discrimination in employment applies to step-mothers of police officers.
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  • Posted by $ blarman 4 years, 10 months ago
    One of the interesting points made in the Oxford History of the United States books is that immigration rules certainly allowed for a variety from other nations to come, but preference was definitely for Protestant Anglo-Saxons, i.e. French and British immigrants. Everyone else - Germans, Irish, Chinese, etc. - was looked down on which is why in many cases those nationalities formed enclaves in major cities, giving rise to Germantown, Chinatown, etc. This really didn't begin to start breaking down until after the Civil War and most especially after WW I.
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 4 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hmm and that was after I graduated. Knew about the Japanese but never even heard about the Germans, never mind the Italians.
    That is what we should do to AntiFa.
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  • Posted by Dobrien 4 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I wonder what the penalty is for telling the beloved Ewe where to go? It’s not like I tore down Ayn’s statue. Or is it?
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 4 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    And your comments are hidden but can be clicked on to be read...? Not sure what that accomplishes...no one here is offended or of the snowflake race...LMAO
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 4 years, 10 months ago
    ""During World War II, FDR rounded up Americans of German, Italian, and Japanese descent and interned them in relocation camps for the duration of the conflict. This is during the living memory of Italian elders who live in Morris Park and throughout the United States. Very few people know that the Japanese were not the only ethnic group put into American relocation camps; it’s not taught in school.""
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