Alistair Cooke's America - Episode 10: The Huddled Masses

BBC, Alistair Cooke (narrator)

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Title: Alistair Cooke's America - Episode 10: The Huddled Masses
Producer: BBC, Alistair Cooke (narrator)
Category: History, Alistair Cooke's America
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Added: Oct 17th 2010
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Cooke looks at the sharp increase in immigration in the late 19th century, as people fled persecution, famine and conflicts in Europe to try to forge a new life in the land paved with gold. A new class of poor factory workers is created, causing new tensions.

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