Why did the Irish go through such bad redlining?

Answer 1

Irish Americans faced several obsticals when they migrated to the United States. Due to the potato famine, there were thousands of Irish so English felt threatened. The Irish would work hard for very little pay so they were the English's competition for work. The Americans laughed at the Irish's out dated clothes. Like people still do today, we still fear anyone different than us. The Irish were looked at as drunks and hot tempered. They were considered unhealthy, unskilled, and uncivilized. The news papers had cruel political Cartoons describing the Irish in this way to spread the stereotype. A political group known as the know nothings fueled the political cartoons. One in particular portrayed lady liberty stiring the melting pot of America with a spoon that says equal rights. On the side of the pot sat an Irish man with an Irish flag and a knife. This was to say that the Irish weren't suitable for America's mixing pot. The Know-Nothings were originally the Nativists. They pushed for stricter rules on immigrants and to limit political envolment including their right to vote and hold public office. The Nativist pushed for a law to make immigrants wait twenty one years before becoming a citizen. The Nativist later became the American Party and when asked about their anti immigrant past they would say they knew nothing, thus becoming The Know Nothings. The Irish were segregated and forced to live in the slums of the major cities where they settled. Often times the Irish immigrants would live in one room apartments with no windows, ventilation, and would have to share bathrooms with other tennats. Sometimes there was no running water and diseases spread very quickly. The Irish were not welcome here. They were forced to take the most undesireable jobs. It was very common to see help wanted signs that said no Irish need apply. You could also find signs that said, "No Dogs, No Blacks, and No Irish" on store fronts. The Irish often fought with free slaves for jobs. There were riots and fights between the free slaves and Irish instead of between the Irish and the English. Another reason American's didn't like the Irish is because they were mostly Catholic. Americans viewed the catholic religion as a dangerous one. There were so many anti-catholic riots and vandalism against catholic institutions a lot of insurance companies refused to insure catholic buildings. Irish Americans faced several obsticals when they migrated to the United States. Due to the potato famine, there were thousands of Irish so English felt threatened. The Irish would work hard for very little pay so they were the English's competition for work. The Americans laughed at the Irish's out dated clothes. Like people still do today, we still fear anyone different than us. The Irish were looked at as drunks and hot tempered. They were considered unhealthy, unskilled, and uncivilized. The news papers had cruel political cartoons describing the Irish in this way to spread the stereotype. A political group known as the know nothings fueled the political cartoons. One in particular portrayed lady liberty stiring the melting pot of America with a spoon that says equal rights. On the side of the pot sat an Irish man with an Irish flag and a knife. This was to say that the Irish weren't suitable for America's mixing pot. The Know-Nothings were originally the Nativists. They pushed for stricter rules on immigrants and to limit political envolment including their right to vote and hold public office. The Nativist pushed for a law to make immigrants wait twenty one years before becoming a citizen. The Nativist later became the American Party and when asked about their anti immigrant past they would say they knew nothing, thus becoming The Know Nothings. The Irish were segregated and forced to live in the slums of the major cities where they settled. Often times the Irish immigrants would live in one room apartments with no windows, ventilation, and would have to share bathrooms with other tennats. Sometimes there was no running water and diseases spread very quickly. The Irish were not welcome here. They were forced to take the most undesireable jobs. It was very common to see help wanted signs that said no Irish need apply. You could also find signs that said, "No Dogs, No Blacks, and No Irish" on store fronts. The Irish often fought with free slaves for jobs. There were riots and fights between the free slaves and Irish instead of between the Irish and the English. Another reason American's didn't like the Irish is because they were mostly Catholic. Americans viewed the catholic religion as a dangerous one. There were so many anti-catholic riots and vandalism against catholic institutions a lot of insurance companies refused to insure catholic buildings.