Loyal Americans

Written and produced by John Maggio and narrated by Academy Award-nominated actor Stanley Tucci, "The Italian Americans" explores the evolution of the Italian community, from "outsiders" in the late nineteenth viewed with suspicion and mistrust to some of the most prominent leade...

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Other Authors: Infobase,, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2014]
Distributed by Infobase,
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (54 min., 18 sec)) : sound, color.
Series: Italian Americans.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Italian American Sports Hero (2:33);
  • Enemy Alien Policy (3:15);
  • Tammany Hall (2:40);
  • Fiorello LaGuardia (3:14);
  • Mayoral Campaign (2:22);
  • Popular Mayor (2:04);
  • Italian Dictator (2:45);
  • Il Progresso (3:03);
  • Italian Propaganda Stunt (3:33);
  • Fascism's Dark Side (3:47);
  • Italian-American Patriotism (2:38);
  • Proving Loyalty (3:18);
  • Split Loyalty (4:57);
  • Proclamation 2527 (2:26);
  • Disloyalty Smear Campaign (2:24);
  • Italian-American Detention (2:25);
  • Forgotten History (2:08);
  • Breaking Ethnic Boundaries (2:50);
  • Credits: Loyal Americans (1:49);
  • Italian Americans and Fascism (13:09);
  • Italian Americans during WWII (23:06);