Italians in New Orleans

Italians in New Orleans

By Joseph Maselli and Dominic Candeloro

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Publication Date: 20th October 2004

Explore the social, family, political and religious history of the Italians - one of New Orleans' most remarkable ethnic groups.


Between 1850 and 1870, New Orleans boasted the largest Italian-born population of any city in the United States. Its early Italian immigrants included musicians, business leaders, and diplomats. Sadly, in 1891, 11 members of the large Sicilian settlement in New Orleans were victims of the largest mass lynching in American history. However, by 1910, the city's French Quarter was a "Little Palermo" with Italian entrepreneurs, laborers, and restaura... Read More

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Explore the social, family, political and religious history of the Italians - one of New Orleans' most remarkable ethnic groups.


Between 1850 and 1870, New Orleans boasted the largest Italian-born population of any city in the United States. Its early Italian immigrants included musicians, business leaders, and diplomats. Sadly, in 1891, 11 members of the large Sicilian settlement in New Orleans were victims of the largest mass lynching in American history. However, by 1910, the city's French Quarter was a "Little Palermo" with Italian entrepreneurs, laborers, and restaura... Read More
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    Explore the social, family, political and religious history of the Italians - one of New Orleans' most remarkable ethnic groups.


    Between 1850 and 1870, New Orleans boasted the largest Italian-born population of any city in the United States. Its early Italian immigrants included musicians, business leaders, and diplomats. Sadly, in 1891, 11 members of the large Sicilian settlement in New Orleans were victims of the largest mass lynching in American history. However, by 1910, the city's French Quarter was a "Little Palermo" with Italian entrepreneurs, laborers, and restauranteurs dominating the scene.

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    • Pages: 128
    • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
    • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
    • Series: Images of America
    • Publication Date: 20th October 2004
    • State: Louisiana
    • Illustration Note: Black and White
    • ISBN: 9780738516929
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
      SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
      HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
    Author Bio
    Author Dominic Candeloro is a former professor of history and a writer. He is a strong advocate for the preservation of the rich heritage of Chicago's Italian community. Mr. Candeloro has served as the president of both Chicago's Italian Cultural Center and the American Italian Historical Association. He is currently the Executive Director of AIHA.
    In this volume Joseph Maselli, the editor of the Italian American Digest, and Dominic Candeloro, executive director of the American Italian Historical Association, have partnered to use the rich holdings of the American Italian Renaissance Foundation Museum of New Orleans (which Maselli founded) to create a lively photographic history of Italians in New Orleans. With the assistance of Bette W. Cadwell and Karen Quaglino Daray of the museum staff, Maselli and Candeloro explore the social, family, political, and religious history of one of New Orleans's most remarkable ethnic groups.

    Explore the social, family, political and religious history of the Italians - one of New Orleans' most remarkable ethnic groups.


    Between 1850 and 1870, New Orleans boasted the largest Italian-born population of any city in the United States. Its early Italian immigrants included musicians, business leaders, and diplomats. Sadly, in 1891, 11 members of the large Sicilian settlement in New Orleans were victims of the largest mass lynching in American history. However, by 1910, the city's French Quarter was a "Little Palermo" with Italian entrepreneurs, laborers, and restauranteurs dominating the scene.

    • Pages: 128
    • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
    • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
    • Series: Images of America
    • Publication Date: 20th October 2004
    • State: Louisiana
    • Illustrations Note: Black and White
    • ISBN: 9780738516929
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
      SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
      HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
    Author Dominic Candeloro is a former professor of history and a writer. He is a strong advocate for the preservation of the rich heritage of Chicago's Italian community. Mr. Candeloro has served as the president of both Chicago's Italian Cultural Center and the American Italian Historical Association. He is currently the Executive Director of AIHA.
    In this volume Joseph Maselli, the editor of the Italian American Digest, and Dominic Candeloro, executive director of the American Italian Historical Association, have partnered to use the rich holdings of the American Italian Renaissance Foundation Museum of New Orleans (which Maselli founded) to create a lively photographic history of Italians in New Orleans. With the assistance of Bette W. Cadwell and Karen Quaglino Daray of the museum staff, Maselli and Candeloro explore the social, family, political, and religious history of one of New Orleans's most remarkable ethnic groups.

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