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Irish_Dem

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3. The Irish immigrants were hated and victims of significant discrimination in 19th century US.
Sat Dec 6, 2025, 06:11 AM
19 hrs ago

From AI review of the literature:

The phrase "Irish and blacks need not apply" refers to historical discrimination in housing and employment, most notably the phrase "No Irish Need Apply" (NINA) which was common in 19th-century newspaper advertisements in the U.S. and the post-WWII era in the U.K..

The phrase "No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs" was also widely reported as a common sign in U.K. lodgings during the mid-20th century.
Historical Context

United States (19th Century): Irish immigrants, particularly Catholics, faced significant discrimination in the U.S. and were often considered an inferior "race" by the Anglo-Protestant establishment. While some historians have debated the frequency of physical "NINA" signs, extensive evidence has been found for their use in newspaper employment advertisements, which listed the restriction for various jobs. Irish workers were often used for dangerous, cheap labor in preference to using enslaved people because the former were considered expendable, while the latter were valuable property.

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Noem is going city by city, arresting and terrorizing the US immigrant population. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #1
No zanana1 19 hrs ago #2
The Irish immigrants were hated and victims of significant discrimination in 19th century US. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #3
Lots of people not considered white angryxyouth 12 hrs ago #12
I was 7 when JFK was elected, but some when in there I heard the excitement of him being.... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #15
I was 9 and attending Catholic School and the nuns were gaga for JFK. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #17
Well, especially attending Catholic school in Boston! 😄👍... electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #20
Wow you were up close and personal with the Dem power elite campaigns. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #22
A little bit, anyway. 👍 A few more stories.... electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #23
This is so cool. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #24
TY. And yours IS a very Cool one! 👍 electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #25
Yes I think you should gather it up all in one place. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #27
Interesting idea. electric_blue68 9 hrs ago #29
Exactly. JFK was considered tainted because of his religion. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #16
Yup. Know a bit of the history. electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #14
Fact............... Lovie777 10 hrs ago #26
The Irish were the first British colonialism experiment debsy 18 hrs ago #4
At 12 or so I noticed (but not knowing the history) in The Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #18
They pulled a blonde white looking US citizen from her car and arrested her IronLionZion 17 hrs ago #8
they weren't considered white back then DBoon 14 hrs ago #11
yeah but Biden is Irish Nigrum Cattus 12 hrs ago #13
Fuck ICE Roy Rolling 18 hrs ago #5
We killed about 2 million Vietnamese The Wizard 18 hrs ago #6
Vietnamese Roy Rolling 18 hrs ago #7
"Operation Catahoula Crunch"? Why not call it what everything this trash... the nelm 17 hrs ago #9
Haven't we fucked up their lives enough? twodogsbarking 15 hrs ago #10
More Goons on the way! 😑😬 electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #19
Historically, Vietnamese-Americans have reliably voted Republican SouthBayDem 11 hrs ago #21
here in new orleans rampartd 10 hrs ago #28
JFC!! MarineCombatEngineer 9 hrs ago #30
Oh nooos, dangerous roofers. Hide the children! BradBo 9 hrs ago #31
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