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Proclamation 1625: America's Enslavement of the Irish Paperback – April 13, 2016
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For over 179 years, the Irish were the primary source of slave labor in the British American colonies. Proclamation 1625 is the unveiling of the true and untold history of slavery in America. King James I's Proclamation ordering the Irish be placed in bondage opened the door to wholesale slavery of Irish men, women and children. This was not indentured servitude but raw, brutal mistreatment that included being beaten to death.
The Irish were forced from their land, kidnapped, fastened with heavy iron collars around their necks, chained to 50 other people and held in cargo holds aboard ships as they were transported to the American colonies.
During the early colonial period, free European and free African settlers socialized and married. Intermarriages existed in the colonies for over a hundred years until the birth and evolution of white racism. The Irish and African slaves were housed together and were forced to mate to provide the plantation owners with the additional slaves they needed.
The British abolished slavery in 1833. This act emancipated the Irish slaves in the British West Indies. America abolished slavery in 1865. None of this freed the Irish to the degree they wanted because America had classified them as 'colored' and treated them accordingly. It was only after the ruling class accepted them as 'white' that they could finally say: "I'm free, white and 21."
Proclamation 1625 is for those who want to know the true and untold history of slavery in America.
- Print length228 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherFriesenPress
- Publication dateApril 13, 2016
- Dimensions5 x 0.52 x 8 inches
- ISBN-101460285646
- ISBN-13978-1460285640
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This book tells the story well, while also giving the exact sequential history of events. You can follow along with interest, and there is enough information that you can still come to your own informed conclusion without feeling like the conclusion has been made for you.
I also found it very interesting how "creating racism" that happened back then is eerily similar to how it's happening now.
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This book tells the story well, while also giving the exact sequential history of events. You can follow along with interest, and there is enough information that you can still come to your own informed conclusion without feeling like the conclusion has been made for you.
I also found it very interesting how "creating racism" that happened back then is eerily similar to how it's happening now.








