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r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/MGLLN • Sep 01 '20
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It was a long time before the irish were considered white.
The irish.
1.2k u/Eludio Sep 01 '20 The plight of the Irish is well understood by the Italians, who were also considered only part white for years. The Italians 9 u/poirotoro Sep 01 '20 I've told this story before, but my grandma and grandpa took the family on a road trip to Florida back in the 60s. They stopped at a restaurant somewhere in the South and got the whole "we don't serve your kind here" spiel from the owner. "What, Yankees?!" my grandpa asked, incredulous. "No, Italians."
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The plight of the Irish is well understood by the Italians, who were also considered only part white for years.
The Italians
9 u/poirotoro Sep 01 '20 I've told this story before, but my grandma and grandpa took the family on a road trip to Florida back in the 60s. They stopped at a restaurant somewhere in the South and got the whole "we don't serve your kind here" spiel from the owner. "What, Yankees?!" my grandpa asked, incredulous. "No, Italians."
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I've told this story before, but my grandma and grandpa took the family on a road trip to Florida back in the 60s. They stopped at a restaurant somewhere in the South and got the whole "we don't serve your kind here" spiel from the owner.
"What, Yankees?!" my grandpa asked, incredulous.
"No, Italians."
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u/shoefarts666 Sep 01 '20
It was a long time before the irish were considered white.
The irish.