essay
'Colored' and Catholic: the Lebanese in Birmingham, Alabama
crossing the waters : arabic-speaking immigrants to the united states before 1940 • Washington, D. C. • Published In 1987 • Pages: 69-84
By: Conklin, Nancy Faires, Faires, Nora Helen.
Abstract
This essay describes the Lebanese community in Birmingham, Alabama from its establishment in the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth. The authors examine immigration patterns, and the political and social climate of Birmingham in which the Lebanese were to make their home, dominated in the early years by issues of race and segregation. 'The reaction of the Lebanese to the stresses of economic change and social ostracism was not to assimilate, but to establish and maintain strong, stable community institutions' (pp. 69-70).These institutions, and particularly the Maronite church, which formed the focal point for the community, are described in the final section of this work.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Unknown
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1998
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- late nineteenth - early twentieth centuries
- Coverage Place
- Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Notes
- Nancy Faires Conklin and Nora Faires
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 87043031
- LCSH
- Arab Americans