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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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