In the thirty-five years after 1890; more than 20 million immigrants came to the United States―a greater number than in any comparable period; before or since. They were often greeted in hostile fashion; a reflection of American nativism that by the 1890s was already well developed. In this analytical narrative; Roger Daniels examines the condition of immigrants; Native Americans; and African Americans during a period of supposed progress for American minorities. He shows that they experienced as much repression as advance. Not Like Us opens by considering the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882; the hinge on which U.S. immigration policy turned and a symbol of the unfriendly climate toward minorities that would prevail for decades. Mr. Daniels continues the story through the 1890s; the so-called Progressive Era; the opportunities and conflicts arising out of World War I; and the “tribal twenties;†when nativism and xenophobia dominated American society. An epilogue points out gains and losses since the 1924 National Origins Act. Throughout Mr. Daniels's focus is on legislation; judicial decisions; mob violence; and the responses of minority groups. The record is scarcely one of unalloyed progress.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A wonderfully rendered book about the years of WW2 ad so ...By AndreaA wonderfully rendered book about the years of WW2 ad so much more! The before times as the son and grab on of renowned rabbis; the during years as a part of the Sudite community; and the later years of healing and growth both in Israel and America. I was overwhelmed by this honest and revealing life; where suffering and joy resided.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Story That Must Keep LivingBy David AndersonThe life story of Kurt Lewin is a remarkable one that extends well beyond the words in this title. Perhaps he chose it because only by seeing the early period as an illusion could he continues to live. It is literally a journey through what the world must never forget as a terrible reality of human depravity and one that is still with us. The book carries the reader over a road that must never be forgotten. It leaves that reader with hope for renewal of cohesiveness between the citizens of this world.David Anderson
