In the 19th century, debates about contract workers sorted immigrants into "natural" and "unnatural" categories.
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Stories of three Irish immigrants who stand out in the history of Joplin’s early days led off a Monday night meeting of t City Council. Chad Stebbins, retired Missouri Southern State University ...
Given the oppressive conditions under which they lived and worked, it’s hard to imagine how 19th Century Irish immigrants had ...
The United States has long been a country of immigrants, shaped by generations seeking freedom, opportunity, and a better ...
Scituate was a center of the Irish mossing industry in the 19th and ... Irish immigrants seeking work. The Irish mossing industry in Scituate declined in the late 20th century due to competition ...
About 20 minutes from the White House, Chris Devenny and Michael McMahon are overseeing a steady trade on a Tuesday afternoon at the Celtic House, an Irish bar and restaurant in the suburbs of ...
Like elsewhere in America, the Irish of Syracuse faced widespread prejudice and discrimination in the 19th century.