Immigration heritage in the anthracite coal region of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Abstract

Since 2009, the University of Maryland's Anthracite Heritage Project has been performing research in Northeastern Pennsylvania, exploring the history of labour and immigration and connecting it to the region's contemporary communities. The racialization of the newest immigrants, those from Eastern and Southern Europe in the late nineteenth century, plays a role in how we remember labour history and operationalize it today. Understanding these past struggles allows us to view the newest immigrants in a different way. Engaging local communities and trying to develop a shared heritage, in this case a heritage of immigration, has had some success, although there remains varying views of heritage and our work still has some barriers to overcome.

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