The Italian Americans

Part 2: Becoming Americans, 1910-1930 (1x2)

Air date: Feb 17, 2015

At the turn of the 20th century, more than four million Italians immigrate to America. Leonard Covello is forced to give up his “old world” ways and adopt American mores, including changing his name; Arturo Giovannitti, a new immigrant, leads the largest labor strike of 1912, when Italian Americans push for better working conditions and wages.