King of Kensington
Junior Chimp
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« on: April 04, 2023, 07:56:43 PM » |
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The Irish, Italians and Poles were never considered non-white. Distinctions were made between Anglo-Saxons or Nordic races and others - but it was never stated these were the only whites or Europeans AFAIK. The "ethnic whites" always ranked above Asians, for example and obviously had major advantages that Black Americans lacked.
By the turn of the 20th century, Irish were already seen as part of the northwest European mainstream group though, as southern and eastern European immigration increased. And after WWII the discrimination against white ethnics and Jews broke down.
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