The wave of immigrants (not a bad thing at all btw) being from mostly Northern and Eastern Europe were mostly Roman Catholic and had high literacy rates.
The ¨Know Nothings¨ nativist groups hated the amount of immigrants coming in + ¨taking their jobs¨ and often persecuted them.
Today, 32 million Americans—10 percent of the country’s population—celebrate their Irish roots. There was a time, however, when the thought of Americans honoring all things Irish was unimaginable. This is the story of the prejudice encountered by refugees from Ireland’s Great Hunger and how those Irish exiles persevered to become part of the American mainstream hope this help d!
