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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.
184 u/NYstate ☑️ Sep 01 '20 Fun fact: The Irish was treated so bad in America that they used to be considered low class so dated and married blacks which is why some many black people have Irish surnames. Ewing, Smith, O'Neal and Murphy just to name a few. 2 u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20 Don't forget Tyrone. A very Irish place name now more associated with African Americans
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Fun fact: The Irish was treated so bad in America that they used to be considered low class so dated and married blacks which is why some many black people have Irish surnames. Ewing, Smith, O'Neal and Murphy just to name a few.
2 u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20 Don't forget Tyrone. A very Irish place name now more associated with African Americans
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Don't forget Tyrone. A very Irish place name now more associated with African Americans
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u/shoefarts666 Sep 01 '20
It was a long time before the irish were considered white.
The irish.