Catholics. Just to put this in the context of what weve been looking at the past couple of weeks, what weve been looking at is this struggle for American Catholics to kind of find their place in american culture. Despite persistent and clear expressions of loyalty and patriotism and despite the real and human sacrifice of life in the civil war, after the civil war catholics remained a people viewed by most americans with suspicion and fear. A people apart, a people to be feared. A variety of reasons for this. They were members of what was perceived to be a Foreign Church based in rome. They were, as weve seen, participants in a separate School System. Even just by the virtue of their status as members of the working class at a time when the working classes are coming to be seen as the dangerous classes, catholics appearedded as a people apart, a people dangerously apart. Catholic efforts to participate in mainstream american institutions only seemed to make things worse, and this is pe
Say about the activist rachel cory who was was killed by a zinist thug few years ago, made some offensive comments didnt he about that . He said that she was one of the greatest idiots of the time and uh of course rachel cory is a iconic figure, i mean is that famous video of her as young child talking about wanting to make the world better and then of course she was murdered by the designs, we did a show on her, yes some months ago now, i mean its just foul and beyond compare, its a nonviolent activist to. Was who was essentially murdered by the ziners for nothing and that thats the kind of the thats the level of the debate that we get from someone like bench pero no indeed i think it was subsequently asked if he if he stood by those words and um he kind of doubled down i believe you know yes i mean its its fail hes quite a revolting character but anyway jason mean tell us about rachel corys case will you and and why its been deemed so offensive buts words have been deemed so offensiv
Irish catholics and 19th century new york City Politics. Well, good morning, everyone. Todays lecture is called tamany catholics. Just to put this in the context of what weve been looking at the past couple of weeks, what weve been looking at is this struggle for American Catholics to kind of find their place in american culture. Despite persistent and clear expressions of loyalty and patriotism and despite the real and human sacrifice of life in the civil war, after the civil war catholics remained a people viewed by most americans with suspicion and fear. A people apart, a people to be feared. A variety of reasons for this. They were members of what was perceived to be a Foreign Church based in rome. They were, as weve seen, participants in a separate School System. Even just by the virtue of their status as members of the working class at a time when the working classes are coming to be seen as the dangerous classes, catholics appearedded as a people apart, a people dangerously apar
Todays lecture is called tamany catholics. Just to put this in the context of what weve been looking at the past couple of weeks, what weve been looking at is this struggle for American Catholics to kind of find their place in american culture. Despite persistent and clear expressions of loyalty and patriotism and despite the real and human sacrifice of life in the civil war, after the civil war catholics remained a people viewed by most americans with suspicion and fear. A people apart, a people to be feared. A variety of reasons for this. They were members of what was perceived to be a Foreign Church based in rome. They were, as weve seen, participants in a separate School System. Even just by the virtue of their status as members of the working class at a time when the working classes are coming to be seen as the dangerous classes, catholics appearedded as a people apart, a people dangerously apart. Catholic efforts to participate in mainstream american institutions only seemed to m
Catholics. Just to put this in the context of what weve been looking at the past couple of weeks, what weve been looking at is this struggle for American Catholics to kind of find their place in american culture. Despite persistent and clear expressions of loyalty and patriotism and despite the real and human sacrifice of life in the civil war, after the civil war catholics remained a people viewed by most americans with suspicion and fear. A people apart, a people to be feared. A variety of reasons for this. They were members of what was perceived to be a Foreign Church based in rome. They were, as weve seen, participants in a separate School System. Even just by the virtue of their status as members of the working class at a time when the working classes are coming to be seen as the dangerous classes, catholics appearedded as a people apart, a people dangerously apart. Catholic efforts to participate in mainstream american institutions only seemed to make things worse, and this is pe