essay

'Colored' and Catholic: the Lebanese in Birmingham, Alabama

crossing the waters : arabic-speaking immigrants to the united states before 1940Washington, 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.
Subjects
External migration
Retail marketing
Ethnic stratification
culture
Arab Americans
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
lage 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