So, how did all those white immigrants like Italians and Irishmen rise up? It certainly wasn't by owning slaves since the time they started arriving was long after slavery had ended. And it also wasn't because of their white skin since their Catholic faith put them at the bottom of the ladder in our oh so Protestant America. So, how do you explain that?
So, how did all those white immigrants like Italians and Irishmen rise up? It certainly wasn't by owning slaves since the time they started arriving was long after slavery had ended. And it also wasn't because of their white skin since their Catholic faith put them at the bottom of the ladder in our oh so Protestant America. So, how do you explain that?