And the Irish were also called names and considered second class citizens until they assimilated. And the Swedes and the Italians and the Latinos and...
Just about every ethic group has gone through it until they have assimilated.
Unfortunately Latinos have fought assimilation by refusing or resisting learning English. And blacks for whatever reason have not completely assimilated. It is considered being an Oreo cookie (black on the outside, white on the inside) if you work hard and are successful in business. There is a lot of pressure blacks to NOT follow the proven path to success because it is considered being “white.”
A lot can be learned. Unfortunately, a lot of people refuse to open their eyes and learn.
Mo the ago, I saw a movie on netflix about a family caught up in the famine. Something Iearned, I had not known before. The impoverished Irish were forced to go into work houses, and required to work to justify their being supported. Finally, in many places. the British government decided it was cheaper just to pay for their passage to the United States, to Argentina, to Australia. Anywhere. So the British were literally dumping these people on us, and we were taking them because, after all, there was always a shortage of labor in this country. EXCEPT in the cities, where the influx forced native Americans to compete with the Irish for available jobs. This included the blacks, who were also low down on the totem poll, and so here we have the downtrodden Irish Competing fiercely with one and all. No wonder the Irish hated the blacks. Why the Irish hated the Yankee abolitionists who wants to free the slaves and create even more competition.