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Anti-immigrant bias may be key to the mystery of Duffy's Cut

The tragic tale has the resonance of a Netflix thriller, but historians say it is less a ghost story than an ugly brew of ...
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Historian uncovers evidence of second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Pennsylvania who suffered from cholera, violence and xenophobia

When commuters on the R5 SEPTA train that connects suburban Chester County to Philadelphia approach Malvern station, they might spot a square stone monument on the right side in a clearing surrounded ...
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Baltimore is among Maryland places with Irish names. Do you know their origins?

In 1870, more than 1 in 18 Baltimoreans was born in Ireland following the surge of immigration during the Great Hunger, according to the Irish Railroad Workers Museum and census data. Today, a ...
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Historian uncovers evidence of second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Pennsylvania who suffered from cholera, violence and xenophobia

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) William E. Watson, Immaculata University (THE CONVERSATION) When commuters on the R5 ...