The Battle for New York's Slums (Immigration and Conflict in 19th Century Tenements)
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- Immigrants to America found conflict with neighbors, poverty and unemployment instead of a 'golden' future. They gravitated to their own communities, but found harsh living conditions - often in tenement slums on the Lower East Side where rents were cheaper. There were never enough jobs available and those that could be found were low pay, and they were frequently exploited by employers in sweat shops. With so many people competing for work from form different cultures there was social conflict. Religious differences from the old counties fuelled intolerance. Many experienced verbal and physical abuse because they were "different," particularly so for the Irish and African Americans. We learn about some of these cultural prejudices (according to Jacob Riis) and how they changed over time as one community after another arrived, settled (often in the worst of the city's neighbourhoods), before moving up in New York's social and political hierarchy - or moving out, by heading west in search of prosperity.
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The slum life must have sucked back then. Glad to be living in the 21st Century.
I found your channel yesterday and loved it I watched gangs of New York your video and subscribed right after always loved history thank you for your hard work.
Welcome to the channel! I'm glad you found it and you enjoy the history here. Thank you very much.
@@FactFeastdid 19th century gangs have initiations or rituals to get into the gang??? Genuinely curious.....
My great-grandfather moved to NYC because he'd heard that the streets were paved with gold.
When he arrived, he learned three things:
1. The streets were not paved with gold;
2. The streets were not paved; and
3. It was his job to pave them.
Like the old myth that the streets of London were paved with gold.
I watched an interesting documentary a few months back which showed New York in its younger years, there were hardly any big buildings or development, in the foreground of one of the pictures shown was a playground for children made out of scaffolding with children climbing all over it, it made me realise that everything they do is for THEIR benefit.. the robber barons were busy creating rail roads and buying up massive swathes of land and the poor were the ones who made them rich!!
Lol nice one. Your grandfather made the best of his situation. He got work.
Ur great grandfather was pretty dumb if he believed the streets were paved with gold I'm shocked he didn't jump of the boat and drown thinking he was a fish
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My maternal ancestors came from Germany to Liverpool in the 1870's. After reading a book by Glaswegian socialist Benny Lynch. Where he describes immigrants were conned and taken to Edinburgh and Liverpool . Dropped off after being told they had made it to the new world.
I doubt they'd use the term, "African American" in their descriptions back then.
If You ever are in NYC, go visit the "The Tennement Museum"
It is an eyeopener, so is a visit of Ellis Island. Go in with an immigrant's mind, fearful, tired, worried. Don't fall into the tourist mind. You can do that on your second round. We just took the ferry and went by ourselves. I'll never forget it. The ancestor who came is on the wall there. Goosebumps!
I'm sure the Tenement Museum is a fascinating place to visit with its display of rooms contemporary to the age of the building. It's the only such museum I've yet heard of in the USA or Canada, though other cities also had tenements. Thank you for your comment.
Escaping terror. Hopelessness. Poverty.
Great post and suggestion.
No welfare then. Half of Italian immigrants went back home.
My grandmother born in 1912. Lost 3 sisters before she was 9. Meaning, life was hard; so, how much help could a poor Irish family from Jersey City slums provide.
My grandfather’s dad left him and 5 others to join the Navy under a fake name when he was 6 and mother died when he was 7. He then went to a Jersey City orphanage.
People weren’t Woke then.
I've watched a movies called The Five Points about that location in New York in the 19th century. What a rough existence! I've seen many, many pictures that Rees took. How very sad that people had to live in such poverty!
There was much poverty at Five Points. See my video on 'New York cellar prisoners,' which takes a look at Five Points, its development and basement tenements.
What about poverty now?
Five Points was made up of inferior spec houses built atop a fetid spring-fed swamp. This ensured constant dampness. Diseases blew through these tenements like wildfire.
@@bill90405 so....
Gangs of New York lol. Bill the butcher was a real dude just not the man he was portrayed to be in the movie 🍿🎥
My family came in 1632. Your welcome
1632 there was no neighborhood so talk about tough. Not to mention all the other challenges. John Aaron Rawlins 29th secretary of war. So proud of my family roots. Migration from England.
Typical arrogant Brit...Ur welcome...for what?
If your family came before and fought with the rebels in the revolution, you’re descended from Americans not immigrants. Congratulations
Exactly ✅
Gross
Well thier now buried in the lower east side
My ancestors came in through New Orleans port, in 1845 and 1848.
I started my day with this video and a cup of delicious coffee, this is a proper start to a good day!
Good morning! 🌞 Have a nice day.
@@FactFeast 😊
Yes! There was a movie made in like 2000ish called Gangs of New York, it’s fantastic
Yes, set in Five Points 🙂
Thank you
Glad it was an interesting watch 🙂
All of my great or 2nd great grandparents came through there❤ I’m so grateful to them and all my grandparents and parents for the work they did spending their lives to have a better life for the next generations❤
My grandfather came from Italy in the 30's through Ellis Island. He worked building the subways and became a conductor. Went back to Italy to bring my grandmother my father and his other six children here. Legally. There was no welfare or any social safety net! My father went to school then off to World War2. He worked for NYC fixing street sweepers until after 9/11 for 53 years actually. My other family members did similar things helping to build the United States. We all made good decent lives! They called us Grease Balls and Wops,Guidos and Guinea! We didn't complain paid taxes and worked hard. We are now considered white people and owe the new immigrants everything for free!
Dear Orie, your story reminds me of my paternal &,maternal grandparents' journey to Ellis Island in 1910. They were strongly discriminated & taken advantage of. They worked hard, learned the new language to make a better life for their children under horrendous conditions legally. Never asked for a handout!
I would NEVER call anyone who works hard and honestly a greaseball or anything negative like that. I taught my son the dangers of Racism and the importance of questioning something that looks, feels and tastes wrong.
My husband is from Ghana. He lived in Italy briefly as well as Amsterdam, Germany, Israel and France. Out of all the countries he’s lived in Italy was the most racist. He’s also lived in New York and Chicago as well and can testify Italian Americans aren’t much better when it comes to racism. They have blatantly called him an n-word, wouldn’t serve him and taxis wouldn’t pick him up. So I’m sorry that your ancestor experienced racism but all the more reason you should have compassion on immigrants. Back in the 30s it was much easier to get in the USA legally. Stop acting like immigrants these days don’t work hard like yours did. Like somehow your ancestor is elevated above modern day immigrants. And just in case you didn’t know, illegal immigrants don’t qualify for any benefits, they don’t even have a social security card. And even if you come here legally you don’t just get to be on welfare. The whole “we owe new immigrants everything for free” comment is just self righteous.
@@robertafierro5592nice, you managed to turn a story upside down and make it about yourself. Dont sprain yourself patting your back
You are not considered white? Italians aren't white they are mixed African's and there's nothing wrong with that so don't know why your pretending your not
Ellis Island opened in 1892. If you landed in NYC before that you landed at Castle Garden in the battery. If you had first or second class ticket you landed in Manhattan proper.
Watching from Greece.hi everybody.
Very interesting video.
Hello there! Thank you 🙂
Love listening to these historical accounts, but you really have to put your mind to each word and phrase.
My absolute favourite channel. I love getting tucked up In bed on a Sunday night listening to your wonderful content 🥰
Yay, thank you! So nice to read that you enjoy the history.
Partridge!
Great uncle immigrated in the late 1890s to become a professional boxer from Ireland to Scotland then to New York.
Enjoying your video on a cloudy Sunday afternoon. Thanks for sharing.
Maybe you could do a video about the Ward in Toronto?
It's on my list and I hope to get there one day. I'm definitely interested in Toronto. Have a great afternoon!
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Could you do a vidéo about the Welsh Slums or the German ones in Munich please? And where in Ireland do you come from? (Your accent is from what region there?)
Very well done . Thank you .
Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed watching.
My people came through the slave ports of New Orleans sometime in the mid 1700's made our way to NY in 1890
I’m Irish & Italian & it doesn’t really sit well with me that given the opportunity the Irish treated people just as bad as they’d been treated until they started to climb the social ladder…..it seems empathy was non-existent in those days & I know the harder things become for people the less of it you see but it wasn’t anywhere to be found in or around NYC 🥶🖤it’s a cold world,y’all stay safe
Very true I know being irish.years ago a old fella told me fairest and honest boss was english.hows that for a contradiction
It's because Irish people look like English people. Except for different accents, they're white. So the Irish and to some extent the Italians can shake the accent and assimilate as "American"
thumbs up for the great narrator, being into the docu 2 minutes =)
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
i truly love your channel.i hope you receive more support to get better sound editing software, your voice is brilliant and your set up doesn't do your creative and delightful narration justice. I myself shall join hopefully to hasten to this end. Like I have said your channel is unique and always entertaining. I can watch all the content on your channel several times over. I went for YT premium for this channel.
Forever your fan girl,
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Thank you so much! It's really nice to hear you find the stories entertaining. I appreciate it.
The US slums were better than the slums in which they were living at home. They came, their children finished hs. Their grandchildren went to college. And most families were better off than if they had stayed. I laugh at the comment that they experienced prejudice of the nativists. Like my grandfather didn’t experience that in Poland at the hands of the Czarist Russians.
Thanks FF🖤
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching!
@@FactFeast Yw😊
You've got a great voice for videos
Glad you enjoy the narration! Thank you.
@@FactFeast Is that a real human voice? What accent is it. I'm English but I can't make it out. It's one of a kind lol
Definitely real! It's Irish.
Thanks for covering the USA. Do you think you can cover the Wild West?
I have a few ideas for the future about the Wild West. Definitely of interest for me! Thank you for your comment.
@@FactFeast you're welcome! Yee-haw! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks for the vid!
I hope you're doing ok.
I am. Thank you for asking. That means alot.
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My great grandparents came thru Ellis Island went to Pittsburg and lived among so many various immigrants, they didn't see "an American" they could recall in months if not longer!!! They were Austrian-Hungarians. And experienced prejudice as well. The cycle of immigration into U. S. has been since day one about the same since Plymouth Rock.😎
This is really interesting. I wonder what factors influenced decisions to stay in New York or move to other cities - in this case Pittsburg. I assume the benefit (or absence) of friends or family contacts in established communities and perhaps an offer of employment. Thank you for taking the time to write.
The correct nomenclature is/was as it is no longer applicable, "Austro-Hungarian" the term you used is fine too and it's really half dozen of one six o the other kinda thing but since it pertains to your family I figured youd want to be proper with it
As another descendant of "austria-hungary" (but we stayed at home), i would be surprised if they labeled themselve that way.
The old empire was a boiling mixture of people, which cooperated, but also competed or even fought euch other (even with fists in the parlament...)
Mainly they identified as germans, bohemians, Ukrains, polish, jews, Italians, south slavs and many more.
Pittsburgh*
That is a later spelling where the h was added. @@christophercomer1877
I think the phrase, ‘a picture tells a thousand words’.
Ayee my family has lived in lil Italy and myrtle Ave. Clinton hills since the early 40s very tuff and hard times.
Those tenements were so awful looking!! How many kids that were killed by the house was a shame.
Those three small rooms in a ramshackle tenement a Sicilian family paid an unconscionable $25 a month for? The building has since been restored and spruced up and its apartments modernised and converted to condos. A large corporation has snatched up all the units and now those three rooms, furnished with avant-garde lighting and stainless steel appliances, is on the market for $3850 a month. And I'm sure influencer Cash Jordan has presented it on UA-cam.
A huge sum of money! Tenants struggled to pay the rent in the past by several people living together. Surely impossible for working class people today in that location.
@@FactFeast Absolutely! That's why our big cities now have areas where the sidewalks are covered with tents and blue tarp awnings and the curbs (kerbs) are lined with old RVs, because people have no choice but to live in them. This is especially true on the US West Coast!
very interesting
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
Gangs of New York prepared me for this.
I have a video on the channel about that era of New York.
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Glad it was interesting. Thank you!
Hiya Sir, Could you please do a vlog on my hometown called Whitehaven or where I was Born Called Carlisle, both towns are in Cumbria, England, I enjoyed this vlog
Thank you for your suggestion. I'm always interested in new ideas and places, though there would need to be enough material for me to work with. I haven't seen any sources yet in my research.
I was the only one that was born here. My parents and three brothers came from Germany in 1956 and settled in Chicago, where I was born in 1959.
Are they from East Germany because of GDR regime and West Germany has growing economy
My maternal side had been in here since 1600s, went west after civil war; so indeed many of those original Americans had started west at this point. Paternal side came in around this time and immediately headed west too, lol
Just imagine "FIGHTING" for control of that stink hole of failure..
Last and most important part of my research Jacob riis wrote essay said slum is as old civilization implies race to get head in race there are usually some who for one another battle with slum began day civilization recognized in it her economy it was losing fight until conscience joined with fear and self interest and Jacob riis was among first in USA to conceive of photographic images as instruments for catching ( 1849-1914) he was journalist social reformer who publicized crises in housing education poverty at height of European immigrants of New York City in late 19 th century he called for reforms did accomplish new housing, design to ease crowding improve fire safety access air and light he was danish immigrant became famous famous campaigner in 1887 invention of magnesium flash powder photos could be taken any where even in dark Che believed Poverty was result of economic social differences not moral weakness President Roosevelt penned article for McClure magazine he said about him. Most useful citizen in New York he criticized for his bias reducing those photographs nameless victims thank you for giving us chance to read learn new information improve our English language as well we appreciate your efforts as foreigners subscribers as overseas students best wishes for you your family friends ihope you like my research
The photographs taken by Jacob Riis are incredible and really give an insight of what life must have been like for people struggling with poverty in the slums of 19th Century New York. Thank you for your comment.
Run on sentence was hard to follow. Thx.
You wrote ALL that using English words (if you don't count the innumerable misspellings), but sadly it isn't in the English language, so most of us can't figure out what the hell you're saying.
It's just a confusing, sloppy mess of words.
Like a soup sandwich.
@@leftyshawenuph4026 sorry sir you mean I must use punctuation as full stop, comma . Next time I will write properly iam not native speaker .
How are you doing sir thank you for your wonderful cultural documentary channel as always iam gathering main information about topics you mentioned briefly here it’s actually in 19 th century five points we’re current lower east side Chinatown civic center districts was known as one of world notorious slums corner of Manhattan built upon drained pond was crime ridden filled with gang violence rundown tenements and harsh living conditions of immigrants residing in New York City during early 1900s and during 19 century immigrants steadily increased causing newyork population to double every decade from 1800 to 1888 to accommodate city rapid growth till nowadays though highest concentration of 311 calls about illegal dwelling come from remote stretches of outer boroughs also come some of city most expensive pockets like upper east end essentially unless living in Muti millions dollars penthouse all of newyork city slums
I imagine some of these tenements that once housed poor families on New York’s Lower East Side are worth millions today.
@@FactFeast Lots of the neighborhoods have gone through cycles of gentrification dilapidation and regentrification. Witness Washington Heights, the neighborhood of my birth.
Can u do a film about the workhouse in America as it’s always about the British ones
In 30 yrs, 12 million. I Bidens first 20 months - 5 million across the southern border alone.
I just found out both sets of my paternal great grandparents came to America through Elis Island during the early 20th century. They were Bohemian/German and Slavic and eventually settled in the Midwest of Ohio and Pennsylvania and Texas where my paternal grandmother was born from German farmers who eventually migrated there. It is extremely interesting to see their occupations on the 1920 census and that my paternal grandfather s mother came to this country as a child who's mother was actually a widow and started earning enough money from cleaning houses to open her own boarding house! I just love watching your videos and the way you tell history. The people of the US all come from immigrants, with exception of the indigenous people. That's why it boils my blood to see the wave of xenophobia crop up within the recent decade, white people who came from European immigrants, tell our newest immigrants to go back to their own countries! It boggles my mind they can't remember where they came from too! And history repeats itself.
Thank you for sharing this really interesting story of your family. The photo in the video by Jacob Riis is a family from Bohemia working at cigar making. The hard work carried out by these families in cramped tenements is incredible. I'm glad you enjoy the history.
No, that's not a valid argument! People are not anti immigrant, they're anti *illegal* immigrant... there's a huge difference. You've got it pegged as xenophobia & racism when that's definitely not true for the vast majority of people! Weird how you specifically call out "white people who came from European immigrants" as if they're the only ones against illegal immigration. Any good person/citizen would be against it! Ffs, I even saw many 1st & 2nd generation Mexican immigrants who were pissed about it. History is definitely not repeating itself.
Anyone who comes legally AND assimilates is welcome by most of the people you label "xenophobic".
His description of America in the 1900s sounds like he's describing America 5 minutes ago lol
How does this compare to poverty today?
Well at least they weren’t chained to the bottom of a ship…
Aman
I hope those smiling children in the family photo at 13:00 had happy lives.
If people can exploit you, - they will.
Just discovered this channel.
Welcome! I hope you find the history of interest.
My ancestors came way before New York was even before they came on the first one of the Mayflower actually so I don't have an Ellis Island story or history in my family's line
I'm from Plymouth UK and often see the steps that the left from, in the harbour
Thanjsy Great historically facts very different that our enclaves in the west when Mexican where the dons ranch owners
In California
Texas Arizona new Mexico. This new over sea people. Migrated to west.
I wonder if it was as expensive in N.Y as it is today?
They weren’t invited. Great video.
Love hearing this stories about Irish people in power during this period. You hear about it from anyone with that ancestry today, and you would think Irish people were in the same boat as African Americans. Indentured servitude was not slavery. And the Irish became some of the first American immigrants to acclimate to the dominant caste of "white."
Funny how all the of densely packed American slums of the 19th century are passively described in a matter of fact tone. Versus the densely packed American slums of 20th century, which were riddled with crime, disease, and corruption because of a people's predisposition. Funny that.
I am so glad to live now. Think I would stay behind here in Sweden instead of moving to America
they were not sending their best people.
No one was "sent" A lot of the people immigrating were facing the same circumstances immigrants face today. There is not much difference between these immigrants and today's immigrants.
Not much as changed in American?
More precisely they entered through Ellis Island, not just New York.
Who were considered Bohemian?
Historically Bohemia was the west portion of present day Czech Republic.
I wish I could battle for slums today in NYC. Today NYC is not an option for most humans in the U.S.A.
History is repeating itself
Finally someone admits that white people didn't always have it easy and were discriminated against.
They didn't have it hard either, nor did the discrimination was systematic
GREAT VID! I think it just goes to show that mass migration then or now is a undesirable thing slow and steady wins the race.
Glad it was interesting. Thanks for watching!
Thought it's been cleared that Ellis island isn't actually part of New York
American born with Italian parts !!!
It wasn't what it was all cracked up to be by coming here! Still the same.
Thats Wayn Rooney in the thumbnail btw
I have no idea what I am, the family that adopted me was German and American Indian
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Glad you enjoyed!
The same ignorance about the reality of the u.s. is still active and alive among "later hordes"! That is one reason why I object to the kind of indiscriminate immigration policy that has been in effect, regardless of any changes over time--and I am not referring to criminal elements.
The possibility of democracy here in the u.s. today is in deep doubt--let alone confidence in an actual democracy. In this regard I refer to high culture--not mean culture and "high society". The business of a true democracy is not merely "business"!
They sold the Brooklyn bridge to my great grandfather
Were these European Counteies that terrible that 12 million fled?
I must say that I couldn't care less about New York
Stereotypes are just a way to save time.
what a nice time, 05:05.....
h.m.
As a Finn, I must say Jumala is pronounced Yumala and the meaning of it is just God as in Christianity. Our own god is called Ukko. Read as written. Ukko bless finns where ever they are
Or just U-mala.
USA 🇺🇸 🇺🇸😭
LEGAL entry.
Not really. There were no documentation requirements for a long time, followed by widespread fraud.
The obvious solution is to make legal/documentation requirements transparent, uninformed, and flexible, but descendants of German and Italian (of all things!!!) immigrants are kept in fear of being "replaced" by fascist-adjucent media, like Newsweek.
lowkey wanna live here
Who built those Big ass buildings with horse and carriage ???
The great Lady of Babylon
Facunated with this time new yourk
A time in New York’s history with so many interesting characters.
We weren't different you all were different
hells kitchen :)
That's a fascinating history to tell!
People in the comments watching what their ancestors went through and still bitching about modern immigrants like they're any different. 🤦
Black been here crazy
Where my fellow Italians at! What other ethnic group had congressmen and senators and CEO’s working for them.. nobody else could take over like the Italians! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
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The mafia was a pro government organization....the government use them till they wasn't needed anymore
No other people were/are so involved in crime and the mob it's pathetic.
@@dublinsfaircity blacks? At least the Italians provided organization. Nothing can move forward or improve during chaos and random violence.
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