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Melissa Knox's avatar

Oh, where to begin? Could start with the Irish. But did you look at that YouTube link I sent of Sowell's work? It's less than 12 minutes. Take a look at that and then we'll talk!

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Jeremy Spilsbury's avatar

While you’re looking for that can you also point me to the following? The historical records that document the trans-Atlantic Irish slave trade, the Irish underground railroad, the Irish abolitionist movement, the contemporary work of literature that recounts the horrors of Irish slavery (Uncle O’Malley’s Cabin?), the Constitutional Amendment that counts Irish as 3/5ths a person, anti-miscegenation laws for Irish, the Irish Civil Rights Movement (who is the Irish Rosa Parks or Dr. King?), redlining policies directed towards Irish, Jim Crow laws for Irish, Lynching post cards with Irish victims, GI Bills that excluded Irish Americans, the Christian theology used to justify Irish slavery, and any other history I have missed about Irish racism in America.

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Melissa Knox's avatar

It's hard to give a full answer in a small box here. I would, again, recommend Douglas Murray, but here's a brief summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqbYoO-m6iM

The bottom line: slavery was what the west got right, ending it before others did. A few more words to that effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RKIlPQvpzY

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Jeremy Spilsbury's avatar

Yes, I completed my assignment. Very interesting bit on the migration patterns from British Isles to the Southern states. Can you please point me to the research that has been done that shows the significant and persistent economic and educational disparities between whites and Irish?

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Melissa Knox's avatar

Sowell's point, Jeremy, is that these disparities have wended their way from one culture to another--from white hillbilly culture (and the problems continue there! See J.D. Vance) to ghetto culture.

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Notes from the Under Dog L.'s avatar

A black slave was worth more than an Irish immigrant-- they were given the deadliest jobs. Where’ve you been?

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Jeremy Spilsbury's avatar

Dog, I don’t think anything I could say will resonate with you.

Anyone want to tell Dog what is wrong with his statement? Anyone? Melissa?

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