Racism and Stereotypes

Guiding Questions For Sources

• What type of stereotypes are perpetuated in these sources?

• Point to evidence in the Fights and Funerals article of stereotyping of Irish immigrants. How does that article inform our understanding of the context of stereotyping Irish immigrants faced in Lawrence?

• What examples of racism were faced by Latinx communities in the 1980s, according to Growing Up Hispanic? How does the article explain the complex issues surrounding race in multi-cultural, multi-racial Latinx communities? How does America’s history with racial prejudice affect white people’s perceptions of Black or dark-skinned Latinos and how does this affect Latinos’ experience in Lawrence?

• How is the racism experienced by Latinx immigrants different from stereotyping faced by Irish immigrants?

• Discuss examples and effects of blatant vs. more subtle racism in these sources and in today’s world.

Lawrence Courier April 27 1855 pg 2
Lawrence Public Library

Growing Up Hispanic pg 13-14, Urban Studies Institute, 1986

Lawrence Eagle Tribune June 14, 1981

“Attack Unfair to Hispanics”
Lawrence History Center Newspaper Clippings