This kind of thing happens all the time in America.
In 1900, Chicago was almost entirely white. The South Side was the the site of the famous Worlds Fair and home to many wealthy entrepeneurs. Many areas of Chicago around this time (and for the next few decades) were solidly Polish, Russian, etc. And yeah, there were conflicts between the "native" protestants and the immigrant catholics.
Starting around 1915, and lasting through the 1940s, there were massive waves of black immigration from the south. Neighborhoods had that been 99% white became 99% black in literally the span of 10-20 years.
Today the entirety of the South Side is largely black, with a few pockets of Poles, Latinos, whites, etc. If you grew up in a South Side neighborhood in the 1940s/1950s that was Polish and you went back today, the only sign of the past you might find would be a few street names and some crumbling churcges.
Or think about Boston. Boston was the heart of American protestantism--the Puritans, Congregationalists, etc. Today it's far more Irish Catholic, Latino, black, (etc) than anything else.
Demographic replacement replacement is common in America.
What is new is that, as the author of this piece notes, assimilation and "buying into" America's mission statement is not nearly what it once was. People used to come to America for a better life and for the ideals of the American way. Today people expect America to change for them in all too many cases.
This kind of thing happens all the time in America.
In 1900, Chicago was almost entirely white. The South Side was the the site of the famous Worlds Fair and home to many wealthy entrepeneurs. Many areas of Chicago around this time (and for the next few decades) were solidly Polish, Russian, etc. And yeah, there were conflicts between the "native" protestants and the immigrant catholics.
Starting around 1915, and lasting through the 1940s, there were massive waves of black immigration from the south. Neighborhoods had that been 99% white became 99% black in literally the span of 10-20 years.
Today the entirety of the South Side is largely black, with a few pockets of Poles, Latinos, whites, etc. If you grew up in a South Side neighborhood in the 1940s/1950s that was Polish and you went back today, the only sign of the past you might find would be a few street names and some crumbling churcges.
Or think about Boston. Boston was the heart of American protestantism--the Puritans, Congregationalists, etc. Today it's far more Irish Catholic, Latino, black, (etc) than anything else.
Demographic replacement replacement is common in America.
What is new is that, as the author of this piece notes, assimilation and "buying into" America's mission statement is not nearly what it once was. People used to come to America for a better life and for the ideals of the American way. Today people expect America to change for them in all too many cases.
Since the 1950s isn’t that long of a time period.