Join historian Ronald Bayor as he continues our series The Irish and… by examining the often troubled relationship they had with Italian immigrants. He will explore how the relative tranquility among the two groups was disturbed by economic depression, political divisions arising out of ties with the Old Country, and factional strife stirred up by local politicians seeking ethnic votes. Also evaluated are the effects of such emotional and political issues such as Fascism upon the allegiances of Italians; the role of religion; and the influence of such figures such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Father Charles Coughlin, and Fiorello La Guardia.
