yeah. my grandmother had some real horror stories she used to tell about what it was like when she was a kid. late 1800’s and early 1900’s
she passed on way back in 1967 at 94.
one thing I do remember about her was that she sure could hate and hold a grudge . that and she was just about always half lit as my Dad used to say about her.
There was no such thing as Irish slaves in America
Chattel Slavery vs. Indentured Servitude: Enslaved Africans were treated as lifelong, hereditary property with no legal rights, and their children were born into slavery. Irish laborers in the Americas were legally Irish indentured servants or penal workers who served for a fixed time, even though many were transported involuntarily by the English government (such as political prisoners or convicts).
Historians note that the Pseudohistory narrative of “Irish slaves” is sometimes used by modern white nationalist groups to minimize the unique horrors of African chattel slavery and oppose racial equality discussions or reparations
The same statement about coming here to work and not to look for free stuff applies to all the immigrants coming to America in that time period. Ellis Island and all. Both sets of my grandparents came here then.
There was an old manual for flour milling that stated there was no cheaper way to move wheat than on the back of an Irishman.
yeah. my grandmother had some real horror stories she used to tell about what it was like when she was a kid. late 1800’s and early 1900’s
she passed on way back in 1967 at 94.
one thing I do remember about her was that she sure could hate and hold a grudge . that and she was just about always half lit as my Dad used to say about her.
There was no such thing as Irish slaves in America
Chattel Slavery vs. Indentured Servitude: Enslaved Africans were treated as lifelong, hereditary property with no legal rights, and their children were born into slavery. Irish laborers in the Americas were legally Irish indentured servants or penal workers who served for a fixed time, even though many were transported involuntarily by the English government (such as political prisoners or convicts).
Historians note that the Pseudohistory narrative of “Irish slaves” is sometimes used by modern white nationalist groups to minimize the unique horrors of African chattel slavery and oppose racial equality discussions or reparations
Well, your political bias came out in your final paragraph. Congrats. You ruined the wonderful credibility you established up to that point.
Last paragraph? The handle alone reeks of pretentious leftist condescension. “Don’t be afraid to open a book, you cousin-humping racist!”
The same statement about coming here to work and not to look for free stuff applies to all the immigrants coming to America in that time period. Ellis Island and all. Both sets of my grandparents came here then.
Trump must be an Irish slave. He claims no president has ever been treated worse than him. He’s got the fake victimhood shtick down pat.