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by SmallTownCelebrity on November 28th, 2009

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When learning US History in school, why is the fact that Irish immigrants were treated worse than black slaves left out?

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  • by suzycue on November 28th, 2009

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    I do think the Irish were very badly treated...however, to say they were treated worse than black slaves is not acccurate. The Irish came by choice....they were not slaves....nobody 'owned' them. You need to do a lot more research about both cultures historically before you compare.
    I don't know how old you are, but I can certainly recomment "The Book of Negroes" as an excellent read and an excellent learning tool. There are many books about the Irish immigrants...a good librarian would recomment several age appropriate ones for you.

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    • I was referring statements in the article. The Irish came here because they were STARVING to death, they had no choice. And correct, nobody owned them, hence, they were given jobs that were too dangerous for black slaves.

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      by SmallTownCelebrity on November 28th, 2009

    • You and I will have to agree to disagree. The Irish immigrants had a choice....yes, they were starving, yes, it was a difficult choice...and many chose not to emigrate.....the blacks were brutally kidnapped and beaten and chained and torn from the families....and many were killed. And that's all before they even were thrown into the bowels of a schooner to spend weeks without air and proper nutrition to come to a land where they were SOLD. And I have no idea how you figure the Irish were given jobs too dangerous for black slaves.....sorry but you are misinformed.

      suzycue

      by suzycue on November 28th, 2009

    • Oh, by the way....I am not black. I am Irish. I did my history homework.

      suzycue

      by suzycue on November 28th, 2009

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