[Mariner]

"When the Irish first came to the U.S. (famine), they were treated worse than the slaves. Strange that no one talks about it much."

BS!!!!!!!!!

The Irish had freedom of association and every freedom you enjoy today.

They were free to move out of the cities and settle land in order to enjoy the fruits of their labors and LIBERTY.

[PDGearhead]

No - not B.S.

My relatives experienced, first hand, in New Orleans how poorly the Irish were treated. There was a need for ditch digging and since there was an outbreak of disease that killed some of those who were digging, the Irish were substituted as replacements for the digging. The owners did not want to loose their investment in their slaves, so the Irish were used.

We have documented proof of this! It took some time for the Irish to pull themselves up, but they did.

[CodeToad]

“They were free to move out of the cities and settle land in order to enjoy the fruits of their labors and LIBERTY. “

Not really. My Irish ancestors in Georgia worked the fields right next to the blacks. They had no ability to own any land. My mother worked those fields until 1957 when she then marrid my dad and moved away.

[jla]

If blacks were never introduced in America do you believe, or not, that the country would have been better off?