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The court case in Virginia that manumitted the Irish slaves is kind of fascinating Recursion May 2016 #1
really? heaven05 May 2016 #4
Agreed. Even one of the earliest cases Master Samuel Symonds against Irish slaves, Kind of Blue May 2016 #9
K&R zentrum May 2016 #2
Any laws of the time declaring the Irish were property? sarge43 May 2016 #3
The system of indentured servitude was legal and many of the people in it pnwmom May 2016 #18
and read about the Draft Riots of 1863 ... kwassa May 2016 #5
Its not just right wingers Coolest Ranger May 2016 #6
White liberals are different from white right wingers only in their acknowledgment of Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #8
The No Irish Need Apply signs is another myth Kind of Blue May 2016 #7
+1000 heaven05 May 2016 #10
Holy crap! Those No Irish signs were fake???! I've heard about those for years! Number23 May 2016 #12
They weren't fake. Behind the Aegis May 2016 #13
So was the point of acting like the "No Irish" signs were more prevalent than they really were Number23 May 2016 #15
I am not certain. Behind the Aegis May 2016 #17
Neither were the signs omnipresent to the degree Kind of Blue May 2016 #14
So a few "No Irish" signs and some are willing to compare the Irish struggle with the black struggle Number23 May 2016 #16
Exactly. No one discounts the discrimination Kind of Blue May 2016 #20
The signs were real. Prof. Jensen's theory was disproved by a teenager with online research. pnwmom May 2016 #19
Oh, I've read that and I can add to your argument Kind of Blue May 2016 #21
Of course it was much worse for black people. But the two realities existed at once. pnwmom May 2016 #22
I am not trying to minimize either. I recognize them and not just Kind of Blue May 2016 #23
I hate it when liberals do this too. Starry Messenger May 2016 #11
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