How the Irish became white:

How the Irish Became White explodes a number of myths surrounding race in our society. Focusing on how the Irish were assimilated as "whites" in America, Noel Ignatiev uncovers the roots of conflict between Irish Americans and African Americans and draws a powerful connection between Irish...

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Main Author: Ignatiev, Noel 1940-2019 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Routledge 1995
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Summary:How the Irish Became White explodes a number of myths surrounding race in our society. Focusing on how the Irish were assimilated as "whites" in America, Noel Ignatiev uncovers the roots of conflict between Irish Americans and African Americans and draws a powerful connection between Irish "success" in nineteenth-century American society and their embrace of white supremacy.
Physical Description:XII, 233 S. Ill.
ISBN:0415913845
0415918251

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