Category Archives: Week 9

In his description of his anti-abolitionist riot, Anbinder does not highlight race itself as the main instigator of the tensions. Instead, she puts forth the case that this riot was—as the label “anti-abolitionist” implies—about abolitionists versus anti-abolitionists. In doing so, … Continue reading →

There are about 20 houses on my block and when my mom moved in over 20 years, she was one of the few nonwhite residents on the block. Almost all of the other houses had elderly white couples living in … Continue reading →

In Herman’s piece, the concept of ethnic succession, defined as, “the process by which one racial/ethnic group displaces another ethnic/racial group from an established residential, occupational, or political niche,” is explored in its many factors.  Herman concludes that the main … Continue reading →

Herman’s paper asserts that the ethnic succession or the replacement of one ethnic group by another can be part of the reason inter-ethnic violence occurs. Ethnic succession has been part of American society since time immemorial. In my lay opinion, … Continue reading →

Ethnic succession, what Max Herman describes as “the process by which one racial/ethnic group displaces another… from an established residential, occupational, or political niche,” tends to be a hostile undertaking for both the displacers and the displaced (462). While there … Continue reading →

If you drive down Forrest Avenue, you will see them lingering on the street corners every morning without fail. They are unemployed illegal Mexican immigrants who very recently moved to Staten Island. They go day to day, waiting for contractors … Continue reading →