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re: 1891 New Orleans lynchings - "largest single mass lynching in American history"
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:43 pm to GumboPot
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:43 pm to GumboPot
Our people suffered many injustices and substantive forms of discrimination in educational, professional , financial , and social settings. Just like most other ethnic groups that dealt with these hurdles, we put our heads down and worked. We assimilated to American society and became proud Americans. We did bitch about the aspects of our culture that America “appropriated” or otherwise complain about our situation. We took responsibility for our future and the future of our children , grandchildren, etc. I think most ethnic groups suffer through the same or similar obstacles when they are first and second generation “Americans”. It seems that almost all literally worked their way through those and rose above them.
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Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:46 pm to The Boat
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For some reason we don’t have memorials and the media and SPLC reminding us of this every year.
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This set back Italian American relations, but, more significantly for those Italian immigrants as well as naturalized Italians in America, the bias and vitriol resulted in retribution, bias and opened a wound in the Italian American fabric for many years.
Successful in helping heal that wound, the Commission for Social Justice—the anti-bias arm of the Order Sons & Daughters of Italy—engaged the current New Orleans Mayor for an official Proclamation of Apology, which was offered at a recent April 12, 2019 ceremony in New Orleans.
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The Commission for Social Justice has started a fundraising drive to create a memorial for these Italian Americans. This fund drive is to support our efforts to engage a prominent artisan to create and deliver a striking MEMORIAL STATUE, to be erected in a prestigious location in New Orleans, with excess funds to educate fairness, acceptance and respect for ALL people. This memorial will serve to honor the 11 Italian immigrants who were lynched in New Orleans. It will also serve to pay tribute to the Italian American community and their contributions to our society.
This post was edited on 1/4/24 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:48 pm to tigerpimpbot
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Largely forgotten for failing to fit the narrative ….
The Tulsa Race Riot was largely forgotten about also...
Posted on 1/4/24 at 4:06 pm to StrongOffer
So, you know her?
Posted on 1/4/24 at 6:07 pm to KiwiHead
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Some leaders of the lynching ultimately got paid back for their actions. About 5 years later 2 of them were found floating in the River.....and one "left" town without his family
Awesome.
Do you have a link? I would love to read about that.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 6:09 pm to StrongOffer
quote:I never dated a Jesuit guy - most weren’t interested
Haha I'm sorry you got dumped by a Jesuit grad
Posted on 1/4/24 at 6:20 pm to bhtigerfan
Yep, they all underground now .
Posted on 1/4/24 at 6:27 pm to greenbean
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These are different people.
Oh, frick you.
To a 6 year old and an Irish immigrant, Sicilians and Italians seemed like pretty much the same people. What did we know?
Sorry about offending your delicate sensibilities.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 6:38 pm to GumboPot
Parker Coliseum at LSU is named after one of the participants.
John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum
John M. Parker
"In 1891, Parker participated in the mob that lynched eleven Italian immigrants in New Orleans, avenging the murder of Police Chief David C. Hennessy. He refused to apologize for his role because he believed the mass lynching was justified."
John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum
John M. Parker
"In 1891, Parker participated in the mob that lynched eleven Italian immigrants in New Orleans, avenging the murder of Police Chief David C. Hennessy. He refused to apologize for his role because he believed the mass lynching was justified."
Posted on 1/4/24 at 6:52 pm to GumboPot
So basically Italians are the reason Louisiana has corruption to this day?
Posted on 1/4/24 at 6:56 pm to GumboPot
New Orleans, 1891:
Posted on 1/4/24 at 7:08 pm to StrongOffer
quote:thats very very improbable borderline impossible
I was born and raised in New Orleans. Also well educated. I've never heard of this until this post.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 7:11 pm to GreenRockTiger
quote:so like 99.999% of the other guys in New Orleans?
I never dated a Jesuit guy - most weren’t interested
Posted on 1/4/24 at 7:12 pm to SuperSaint
quote:gay?
so like 99.999% of the other guys in New Orleans?
Posted on 1/4/24 at 7:13 pm to GreenRockTiger
Posted on 1/5/24 at 8:25 am to SuperSaint
Posted on 1/6/24 at 9:36 am to White Roach
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Oh, frick you.
To a 6 year old and an Irish immigrant, Sicilians and Italians seemed like pretty much the same people. What did we know?
Sorry about offending your delicate sensibilities.
Just trying to edumacate you son.
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