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I'm just going to pretend Black history began sometime in the 1970s... (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] Phegan@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also it wasn't uncommon for black Americans and Irish Americans to marry, especially in new York. It was often Irish women marrying black men, but it wasn't exclusively that way.

[โ€“] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

Correct, lots of Irish came over well after slavery and were treated like shit. This is more appropriate for black Americans with Anglican surnames (Williams, Smith, etc)