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The History of Italians in Mississippi is related to the Italian presence and emigration to the State of Mississippi in southern US. The immense obstacles that these Italian immigrants faced in assimilating into the broader society were far from easy, while also attempting to preserve their identity, culture, and traditions in a new land.
Dutch map (c. 1639) showing New Amsterdam, what would eventually become New York City, the destination of Pietro Cesare Alberti, commonly regarded as the first Italian American Enrico Tonti, who founded the first European settlement in Illinois in 1679, and in Arkansas in 1683, making him "The Father of Arkansas".
Italian-American culture in Illinois (2 C, 3 P) Italian-American culture in Indiana ... History of Italians in Mississippi; U.
Jerome Cosentino, an ethnic Italian from Chicago, was elected Illinois State Treasurer, becoming the first to hold a statewide office in Illinois. [3] Italian Chicago native Ralph C. Capparelli was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and served for 33 years (13th and 16th District) from 1971 to 2004.
Pages in category "Italian-American culture in Indiana" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
An ancient temple was found submerged off the coast of Italy which belonged to the Nabataean kingdom, who built Petra's famous Treasury featured in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Italian-American culture in Chicago (1 C, 20 P, 2 F) Pages in category "Italian-American culture in Illinois" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
After his death, Mary continued her work with the Underground Railroad. She and a free black man named Isaac traveled by a boat with nine slaves across the Mississippi River to Illinois, a free state, on May 21, 1855. Once they reached the shore, they were arrested and went to jail for violating the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. On May 24, she ...