Hillary and Tina cover the Snow Riot of 1835 and Operation Wetback

Hillary’s Story

In 1835, white workers faced poor wages and long hours. BUT instead of fighting for labor laws, they took their anger out on black run businesses in Washington, D.C. known as the Snow Riot.

Tina’s Story

Throughout the mid20th century, the US faced an immigration problem not unlike today. BUT the solution resulted in one of the largest mass deportation in American history.

Sources

Hillary's Story

Cultural Tourism DC

Epicurean Eating House/Snow Riot Site, African American Heritage Trail

Emancipation DC

The Snow Riot

Histories of the National Mall

Snow Riot

History News Network

Francis Scott Key's Shameful Role in the "Snow Riot"--Washington DC's First Race Riot

NPR (Books)

August 'Snow-Storm' Brought Devastation To D.C.

Washington Post

The 'Snow Riot'--by Jefferson Morley

Wikipedia

Snow Riot

Photos

Anna Maria Thornton--screenshot of painting by Gilbert Stewart via NPR Books WLRN

Beverly Snow's Restaurant--unknown artist via Wikipedia (public domain)

Tina's Story

Britannica

Operation Wetback--by Brent Funderburk

CATO Institute

Enforcement Didn’t End Unlawful Immigration in 1950s, More Visas Did--by Alex Nowrasteh

History

The Largest Mass Deportation in American History

Imagine Mexico

Operation Wetback: Most Massive Deportation of Undocumented Mexicans in USA History

Immigration History

Operation Wetback

NPR

It Came Up In The Debate: Here Are 3 Things To Know About 'Operation Wetback'--by Eyder Peralta

Philadelphia Tribune

“Operation Wetback”: America's Worst Mass Deportation--by Michael Coard

Slate

What the Mass Deportation of Immigrants Might Look Like--by Louis Hyman and Natasha Iskander

Southern Poverty Law Center (Facebook page)

Operation Wetback

Timeline

“Operation Wetback” uprooted a million lives and tore families apart. Sound familiar?--by Laura Smith



Vox

Operation Wetback, the 1950s immigration policy Donald Trump loves, explained--by Dara Lind

Wikipedia

Operation Wetback

Photos

Mexican immigrants held by Border Patrol during Operation Wetback--from US Border Patrol Museum (public domain) via Wikipedia

Dwight D. Eisenhower--from White House Presidential Library (public domain) via Wikipedia

Lieutenant General Joseph M. Swing--from Harry S. Truman Library & Museum (public domain) via Wikipedia

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