But the good folks of the NY Tribune could not have possibly imagined non-Europeans as future Americans, of course. Heck!
Really, though, in 1910 it wasn't even conceivable for a person of non-European descent to be considered American. Now look at us! A large block of non-Europeans got together and re-elected a black man born in Hawaii. Who of course has 50% European background, like many Americans.
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Aw, sweet, the Jewish guy gets a "Born in America" banner.
Your observation makes me wonder what the nature of antisemitism was in 1880-1920 America.
I know in Europe antisemitism is a long standing condition that began really heating up in the late 1800's, obviously culminating in the genocides of the 30's and 40's.
PBS had a cool documentary on it a few years ago. I think it was mostly discriminatory (quotas, restrictions on owning property), but it's a good question. Look at the Italian -- there's some old-school racism at work.
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