Category Archives: Week 6: Ethnic Conflict and the Irish Saloon
The Riots of the 1800s
In 1849, the Astor Place Riots broke out, which was the mark of the first prominent fight between urban immigrants and “Nativists”. The tension started rising when two theaters put on Shakespeare’s play Macbeth; however, one theater had Edwin Forrest as … Continue reading
Reading Response for Week 6 -Ariane Marchese
The causes of the riot had to deal with growing tension between the Irish, German, and Catholic immigrants and nativists. As immigrants started to become more apparent, nativists felt more threatened that America would not be America anymore. They found … Continue reading
Dead Rabbits
The Dead Rabbits riot resulted from tension between two ideological groups, the Nativists and the urban immigrants. The riot itself stemmed from the conflict between two gangs, the Bowery Boys and the Dead Rabbits. The Bowery Boys were composed of … Continue reading
Dead Rabbits Riot and Trumpian America
I am honestly surprised none of my history teachers in high school taught about the Dead Rabbits Riot. It’s so related to what’s happening today with Donald Trump being president and many Americans feeling animosity towards immigrants and a sense … Continue reading
The Dead Rabbits Riot
The Dead Rabbits Riot was what erupted into a gang fight in 1857 between the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys. Based on the movie clips from Gangs of New York, it seemed to be extremely violent. The New York … Continue reading
Rivalry
In the nineteenth century, the advent of new immigrants led to the creation of opposing parties, such as the Nativists, who fought to eliminate the rights of those immigrants. Multiple laws, riots, and restrictions followed during this time due to … Continue reading
Trying to Evaluate the Dead Rabbit Riot
The Dead Rabbit Riot was confusing for me to understand, as its cause stemmed from several conflicts between different groups of people. It was hard to keep track of who supported who and who was … Continue reading
The Dead Rabbits Riot
The Dead Rabbits Riot occurred on July 4th 1857 over the land of the Five Points. This riot, however, was not the first instance of tension between immigrants and nativists. In 1849, the Astor Place Riots were a sign of … Continue reading
Ethnic Conflict
The Dead Rabbits riot in 1857 occurred due to conflicts between the Dead Rabbits, an Irish-American gang, and the Bowery Boys, a nativist, anti-Catholic, and anti-Irish gang. This tension rooted from two democratic groups in Five Points – one that … Continue reading
