The "Discovery" of Religious Freedom

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When: Tue, 10/18/2022 at 6:30pm - Where: Casa Italiana Zerilli - Marimò - What: A lecture by Massimo Di Gioacchino, Tiro a Segno Visiting Professor in Italian American Studies at NYU

For the millions of Italian immigrants who arrived in the United States between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the religious life of the American metropolis referred to a totally new model of society. As soon as they landed, even the poorest and most illiterate among them would soon become aware of a series of "facts" that characterized the new society in which they lived.

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