About this episode

This episode explores the Protestant fears and anti-Catholic sentiments in late nineteenth century America, particularly regarding Italian immigrants and the 1891 mass lynching in New Orleans.

In this episode, we looked at Josiah Strong’s Our Country and the wider Protestant fears that shaped late nineteenth century America, especially anxiety over Catholic immigrants, cities, and the future of the nation. We then connected those ideas to the racialized hatred faced by Italian immigrants, culminating in the 1891 mass lynching in New Orleans, where anti-immigrant prejudice and public violence collided. This was a story about how religion, race, and nationalism fused in American life and helped define who counted as truly American. #HistoryOfThePapacy #AmericanCatholicHistory #JosiahStrong #Nativism #AntiCatholicism #ImmigrationHistory #ItalianAmericanHistory #NewOrleans1891 #ChurchHistory #USHistory Support the show: Buy me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/historyofthepapacy Patreon: http://patreon.com/historyofthepapacy Buy me a book: http://bit.ly/40ckJ8E Have questions, comments or feedback? Here are ways to contact me: Email Us: steve@atozhistorypage.com How to listen: https://www.atozhistorypage.com/podcast Music Provided by: "Sonatina in C Minor" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Funeral March for Brass" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Crusade Heavy…

People in this episode

Host: History of the Papacy

Topics covered

• Protestant fears
• Catholic immigrants
• racialized hatred
• American nationalism
• anti-immigrant prejudice
• American identity

Keywords

• Josiah Strong
• Nativism
• Anti-Catholicism
• Immigration History
• Italian American History
• US History
• Church History

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Places: New Orleans

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