@Dino11 Back in the 1700 and 1800s the Irish were often considered a separate race and consider inferior by the British/English. I've also read that there was quite a lot of animosity between Irish and Blacks in America because Blacks took Irish jobs and the Irish found the Blacks the only group (other than Asians on the West Coast) lower on the social structure of the times than they were.
@ChipmunkErnie Yes. You may’ve also read about the Draft War in New York. There was mass conscription for soldiers to join the Union Army and many newly arrived Irish found themselves receiving notices to fight. They blamed the black people there, some who had always been free, and others who had escaped slavery and were also there seeking better lives. There was a mass riot, and the Irish burned down their neighborhood and lynched them. Many blacks who survived fled the area.
@bijouxbroussard Yes, very well-known riot. Lasted days, needed thousands of troops to stop. Black and white homes and businesses were attacked and/or burned -- including a black orphanage. Over 100 died, thousands injured.
@Dino11 Yes, but they eventually assimilated and today many people of Irish descent hold positions at the pinnacle of power in our society. So you can knock off the "Irish were slaves too" crap. It's not comparable. The Irish were seriously fucked over by the English, but they did comparatively well in the US.
