Key People
						* Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) Immigrant from England, head of the American Federation of Labor beginning in 1886.  He advocated moderate labor reforms but was a staunch opponent of socialism and coercive action on the part of unions. His memoirs give an account of his own life as an immigrant. Ironically, however, Gompers himself came to oppose the mass wave of immigration, which he perceived to threaten the workers of his union.
Samuel Gompers
							* Thomas Nast (1840-1902) Immigrant from Germany, renowned political cartoonist for the magazine, Harper's Weekly, advocate of civil rights and fair treatment for immigrants. Many of his cartoons ridiculed nativist sentiments.
Thomas Nast
						* Irving Berlin (1888-1989) Composer and music publisher who immigrated from Russia. His most famous works are “God Bless America” and “White Christmas.”
								* Frank Capra (1897-1991)- Italian immigrant, six-time winner of Oscar award for Best Director. Director of such films as “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.”
Irving Berlin
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