Before We Were White – Episode 14: “Black Paddywhackery, Part 2”
In Part 1 of “Black Paddywhackery”, we learned about the origins of the Irish people, and asked why so many Americans self-identify as “Black Irish”, believing themselves descended from survivors of the Spanish Armada which wrecked off the west coast of Ireland.
Having shown the flaws in this folk history, in Part 2 of “Black Paddywhackery” we explore the true origins of those who call themselves “Black Irish”.
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About Before We Were White
Before We Were White will be highly contentious revisionist history at its most unflinching.
Before We Were White will tell real stories of heartland America, drawing upon facts and evidence buried deep underneath the “official story”.
Everything from outlaws, river pirates and prairie bandits, to Cherokee midwives and witch trials, fake eugenics, colonial-era Muslims, snake handlers, African-American cowboys, the Lost Colony of Roanoke, Jewish hillbillies, “sporting girls”, Mountain Gypsies and Creole Irish will get their turn under the magnifying lens.
Whether your interest is in history, politics, ethnology, folklore, music, genealogy, or just a cracking good story, you will find something here to astonish and amaze, entertain and educate.
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