Evidence the Irish were not considered white
Document B"They HATE our Public School system. They HATE to be ruled by Americans, and say “WE WILL NOT BE RULED BY THEM!”
They HATE to support their own paupers and they are left to be supported by the tax paying Americans.They HATE, above all, the “Know-Nothings,” who are determined to rid this country from their cursed power." |
AnalysisIrish were catholic and due to them being catholic they were not considered white. The Americans called them "the Know-Nothings" who believed being Catholic which was incompatible with being a United States citizen.
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