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Irish immigrants at Ellis Island.

Why Irish America Is Not Evergreen

Changes to US immigration rules have largely closed the door to new entries, leading inexorably to a “graying” of Irish America.

by Sadhbh Walshe via New York Review of Books on March 16, 2018

Trump’s View of America as a White Nation Is as American as Apple Pie

But it’s seriously dated. And there's another tradition he could draw on.

by Benjamin E. Park via HNN on January 15, 2018

What the Fugitive Slave Act Teaches Us About How States Can Resist Oppressive Federal Power

The actions of attorneys general in California and other states have their antecedents in the fight against that draconian law.

by Eric Foner via The Nation on February 8, 2017

History and Its Limits Under Trump

A warning about the ways we compare Donald Trump to atrocities in history.

by Cameron Blevins via Cameron Blevins on February 2, 2017

Slave revolt in Haiti.

The History of the United States’ First Refugee Crisis

Fleeing the Haitian revolution, whites and free blacks were viewed with suspicion by American slaveholders, including Thomas Jefferson.

by Nicholas Foreman via Smithsonian on January 5, 2016

The 10 Best Songs About Illegal Immigration

Over the past decade, music devoted to the cause of amnesty for undocumented immigrants has flourished across the U.S.

by Gustavo Arellano via OC Weekly on November 12, 2013

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