Immigrants land at Ellis Island

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Photograph by the Detroit Publishing Company.

Date created: 1910–1920
License: This photograph copyright ©2009. Terms of use
Source: Original image housed by Library of Congress

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North Carolina in the New South: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the decades after the Civil War (1870–1900). Topics include changes in agriculture, the growth of cities and industry, the experiences of farmers and mill workers, education, cultural changes, politics and political activism, and the Wilmington Race Riot. (Page 2.5)

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