Episode 163: A + B = C, bitch! | Snow Riot and Operation Wetback

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 (https://www.culturaltourismdc.org/portal/epicurean-eating-house/snow-riot-site-african-american-heritage-trail) Emancipation DC The Snow Riot (https://emancipation.dc.gov/page/snow-riot) Histories of the National Mall Snow Riot (https://mallhistory.org/items/show/183) History News Network Francis Scott Key's Shameful Role in the "Snow Riot" (https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/10042)--Washington DC's First Race Riot NPR (Books) August 'Snow-Storm' Brought Devastation To D.C. (https://www.npr.org/2012/07/05/156123569/august-snow-storm-brought-devastation-to-d-c) Washington Post The 'Snow Riot' (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/2005/02/06/the-snow-riot/0514ba84-54dd-46ac-851c-ff74856fcef4/)--by Jefferson Morley Wikipedia Snow Riot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Riot) Photos Anna Maria Thornton (https://www.npr.org/2012/07/05/156123569/august-snow-storm-brought-devastation-to-d-c)--screenshot of painting by Gilbert Stewart via NPR Books WLRN Beverly Snow's Restaurant (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Beverly_Snow%27s_Epicurean_Eating_House.jpg)--unknown artist via Wikipedia (public domain) Tina's Story Britannica Operation Wetback--by Brent Funderburk (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Operation-Wetback) CATO Institute Enforcement Didn’t End Unlawful Immigration in 1950s, More Visas Did (https://www.cato.org/blog/enforcement-didnt-end-unlawful-immigration-1950s-more-visas-did)--by Alex Nowrasteh History The Largest Mass Deportation in American History (https://www.history.com/news/operation-wetback-eisenhower-1954-deportation) Imagine Mexico Operation Wetback: Most Massive Deportation of Undocumented Mexicans in USA History (https://imagine-mexico.com/operation-wetback/) Immigration History Operation Wetback (https://immigrationhistory.org/item/operation-wetback/) NPR It Came Up In The Debate: Here Are 3 Things To Know About 'Operation Wetback' (https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/11/455613993/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 (https://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/coard-operation-wetback-americas-worst-mass-deportation/article_59154bc8-eebb-5200-bce4-7c52f78d8718.html)--by Michael Coard Slate What the Mass Deportation of Immigrants Might Look Like (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/11/donald-trump-mass-deportation-and-the-tragic-history-of-operation-wetback.html)--by Louis Hyman and Natasha Iskander Southern Poverty Law Center (Facebook page) Operation Wetback (https://www.facebook.com/SPLCenter/photos/a.439820219699/10155563742319700/?type=3) Timeline “Operation Wetback” uprooted a million lives and tore families apart. Sound familiar?--by Laura Smith (https://timeline.com/mass-deportation-operation-wetback-mexico-eb79174f720b) Vox Operation Wetback, the 1950s immigration policy Donald Trump loves, explained (https://www.vox.com/2015/11/11/9714842/operation-wetback)--by Dara Lind Wikipedia Operation Wetback (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wetback#CITEREFNgai2004) Photos Mexican immigrants held by Border Patrol during Operation Wetback (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Operation_Wetback.png)--from US Border Patrol Museum (public domain) via Wikipedia Dwight D. Eisenhower (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Dwight_D._Eisenhower%2C_official_photo_portrait%2C_May_29%2C_1959.jpg/1024px-Dwight_D._Eisenhower%2C_official_photo_portrait%2C_May_29%2C_1959.jpg)--from White House Presidential Library (public domain) via Wikipedia Lieutenant General Joseph M. Swing (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/LTG_Joseph_M._Swing_%28cropped%29.jpg)--from Harry S. Truman Library & Museum (public domain) via Wikipedia