Displaced Persons Act

Displaced Persons Act

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An encyclopedia entry on the Displaced Persons Act, or Wiley-Rivercomb Bill, signed into law signed by President Harry Truman on June 25, 1948. It provided for the immigration of displaced Europeans into the United States following the Second World War.

ISBN

978-0-313-37521-7

Publication Date

2011

Publisher

Greenwood Press

City

Santa Barbara, CA

Keywords

displaced persons, European immigrants, Displaced Persons Act, Harry Truman, Wiley-Rivercomb Bill, asylum

Disciplines

Cultural History | Diplomatic History | European History | Political History | Public History | Social History | United States History

Comments

In Kathleen Arnold (Ed.), Anti-Immigration in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia. Dr. Klein's chapter begins on page 160.

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Greenwood Press

Displaced Persons Act

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