And They Came to Chicago: The Italian American Legacy is a television documentary that premiered on WTTW11 (PBS) and NBC5 in Spring 2007.
Narrated by Joe Mantegna, it explores many themes universal to the Italian American experience in in the U.S
Narrated by Joe Mantegna, it explores many themes universal to the Italian American experience in in the U.S
Information
- Network:
- Chicago
- Genre:
- historical documentary
Notes
2 notesSee All
- DVD Coupon Discount 9:20am Jan 16
- DVD Special Features 9:08am Jan 16
Events
6 past eventsSee All
- And They Came To Chicago at th...
Berwyn Public Library
Thursday, October 15 at 7:00pm - And They Came To Chicago at th...
Elmwood Park Public Library
Tuesday, October 6 at 1:30pm - And They Came to Chicago at th...
Chicago History Museum
Sunday, September 27 at 1:30pm - Screening of And They Came To ...
Schaumburg Public Library
Tuesday, June 2 at 7:00pm - Screening of And They Came To ...
Melrose Park Public Library
Wednesday, May 6 at 7:00pm - Screening of And They Came To ...
Eiger Lab
Thursday, April 23 at 7:00pm
Source: www.youtube.com
A candid interview with Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna, narrator of And They Came To Chicago, one of the many special features contained on the companion DVD available at http://www.ItaliansOfChicago.com/ Use "YOUTUBE" code to receive $4.00 off. ______
And They Came To Chicago: The Italian American Legacy To receive a $4.00 discount go to our website and on the shopping cart page, simply type "BOOKME" inside the "coupon window."
Source: www.italiansofchicago.com
Approximate Running Time: 76 minutes • Stereo • Enhanced for Widescreen TVs • NTSC • No Region Limits
And They Came To Chicago: The Italian American Legacy Locations around Chicago where you can buy the companion DVD!
Source: maps.google.com
Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
And They Came To Chicago: The Italian American Legacy Profiles Italian immigrants who settled in Chicago after 1850, their early successes in business and subsequent struggle for acceptance within labor unions and the mass exodus of Southern Italians, through the 1893 Columbia Exposition.
And They Came To Chicago: The Italian American Legacy The Great Depression and its impact on Italian communities followed by Italo Balbo’s celebrated flight to Chicago during the 1933 Century of Progress, religious feasts, World War Two and the Our Lady of Angels Fire on Chicago's Northwest side.
And They Came To Chicago: The Italian American Legacy This final segment looks at how urban renewal decimated key Italian neighborhoods in Chicago, Italian American leaders in the post-war era and in the media, and how Italian Americans have maintained strong ties to their ancestral homeland.
And They Came To Chicago: The Italian American Legacy The formation of Chicago’s principal Italian settlements including a look at Black Hand crime, the anti-immigrant backlash, Prohibition, World War One, and the execution of radicals Nicola Sacco and Bartolemeo Vanzetti in 1927.
And They Came To Chicago: The Italian American Legacy And They Came To Chicago: The Italian American Legacy traces the development of one of Chicago’s most vital ethnic communities while examining key historical events and their impact on Italian settlements across the nation.
