Island Called Ellis
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Recounts the story of the now abandoned Ellis Island, through whose buildings passed great waves of immigrants on their way to a new life in America. Tells of the unsympathetic bureaucracy, prejudice, and hostility which often faced the newcomers. Describes the island's additional function as a place of deportation. Concludes with the island's closing in 1965, and notes that it is to become part of a national park.
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Recounts the story of the now abandoned Ellis Island, through whose buildings passed great waves of immigrants on their way to a new life in America. Tells of the unsympathetic bureaucracy, prejudice, and hostility which often faced the newcomers. Describes the island's additional function as a place of deportation. Concludes with the island's closing in 1965, and notes that it is to become part of a national park., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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