…the Irish weren’t the only ones…

Book review:

How the Irish Became White

by Noel Ignatiev (1940-2019)

American author and historian

New York: Routledge, 1995

Ignatiev offers enough detail and context to satisfy historians of every stripe.

For the less ambitious reader, there may be a bit more than she cares to know in How the Irish Became White.

Of course, I certainly don’t presume to summarize the author’s careful exposition in 233 pages.

If you really want to know more about how non-black immigrants allowed and persuaded themselves to buy in to the systemic racism that flourished in America since the 17th century, dig in to How the Irish Became White.

One sure point is: don’t pick on the Irish exclusively. They certainly weren’t alone in their transgressions.

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We Were Soldiers Once…and Young

…way too much death (book review)

Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (ret.)

and Joseph L. Galloway

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