Senior editor for The Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates recently made a couple posts touching on the plight of the Blacks and the Irish in the United States, well, back in the day. Apparently they were (surprise, surprise) hated and mistrusted by all.
But the thing that intrigued me were the art work from the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Now I know the Irish had a rough go at it when they first immigrated to the states, but damn, I didn't know it was that rough. Of course, they weren't slaves so that's good, right? (sarcasm). I wonder how this view of the Irish changed over time, was it because people started changing their last names and "blending" in? And why hasn't this view changed for African Americans? Oh the United States you continue to intrigue me...
Source [The Atlantic: Article 1 and Article 2]
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I find this fascinating, too. A dear friend wrote her thesis on, and continues to study, the relationship between and treatment of African and Irish Americans in the 1800s.
ReplyDeleteOn a slightly related note, ever seen the move "The Replacements?" It's a fun one. Takes place in Dublin, and follows the formation of a band. Notable in that one of the band mates insists that the "Irish are the Blacks of Europe."
On a totally UNrelated note, have a great vacation!!