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Proclamation 1625: America's Enslavement of the Irish Paperback – April 13, 2016

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When one thinks of slavery in America, the only thought that comes to mind is Africans picking cotton in the fields of America. What many Americans don't know is that the Irish preceded the Africans as slaves in the early British colonies of America and the West Indies. They toiled in the tobacco fields of Virginia and Maryland and the sugar cane fields of Barbados and Jamaica.
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.

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I bought the hardback version which is physically compact, yet very professionally laid out. The pictures and illustrations are clean and clear and just enough to make the point (and also verifiable yourself).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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Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2022
I bought the hardback version which is physically compact, yet very professionally laid out. The pictures and illustrations are clean and clear and just enough to make the point (and also verifiable yourself).

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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5.0 out of 5 stars Very well written, well documented and a perfect balance of keeping interest and making the case.
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2022
I bought the hardback version which is physically compact, yet very professionally laid out. The pictures and illustrations are clean and clear and just enough to make the point (and also verifiable yourself).

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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Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2017
Purchased this book with some skepticism because I really had some disbelief that the Irish were ever enslaved in this country or else where. I always read that English prisoners and their poor were brought to the US as indentured servants. However as I began to read this well researched and annotated book, my eyes were opened to the truth. I am so glad that Herbert Byrd wrote this book. I love history and we need the unvarnished truth. I certainly understand having read Proclamation1625 why this history was hidden in plain sight. Proclamation 1625 upends a lot of what we were taught about slavery in the United States. I urge everyone who loves history and truth to read this book and share the knowledge with others. I guarantee you will be amazed.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2016
Mr. Byrd has done a stupendous job in depicting the truth about slavery in America. What an eye-opening read to understand and know what slavery truly was prior to black slaves in the United States of America this is a book that should be. shared and not hidden from our American students. America has chosen to do leave this part of our nations history out and feel as though Mr. Byrd has share this information in such a respectful an elaborate fashion. I applaud him for sharing this information. This should definitely be a required read for all students across our nation. The reality that the Irish slaves worked as much as blacks in the fields. The truth that they were treated the same as black slaves beaten and bound stolen and kidnapped from their land and I highly recommend this book to everyone to see the realities of the history of our nation thank you Mr. Bird for doing such an outstanding job
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Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2021
I never thought I would write two such words together. Having been born a Flanagin & told my ancestor was a show away at 12 on a ship from Ireland to Virginia. I now wonder if he was a child slave & if there's any way to find out. I worked hard to make sure my children learned the true history of America but never knew any of this. I will work to get the word out. It's interesting that our government is trying the same divide & conquer garbage that Virginia did so long ago. Thank you for writing this, I will be reading & researching more on this topic!
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Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2016
As an educator, I believe that historians have done a disservice to the children of America by not accurately reporting our history. Research done by Mr. Byrd and others support the fact that Irish people were chained and bound and brought to America and other islands like Barbados, against their will. They worked in plantation fields along with the African slaves and were bought and sold and put on the auction block. Yes, there were Irish indentured servants, but there were also Irish slaves. There was so much information included in this book about the practices and traditions of the British that had a direct impact on the colonization of America. Much of it was often cruel and barbaric, however, it does not negate the fact that it happened and must be reported as such. Let's get it right and report history as it occurred and incorporate this information into our history books. Great job, Mr. Byrd!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2022
This book opened the doors to my possible Irish Ancestry. Also, I could feel the vacation if the author throughout this book, and I'm not complaining about that! Unfortunately most people don't know that they have mixed ancestry, and that's crazy to me.I will recommend this book to my colleagues, friends, and family.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2023
It has a good overview of England around the English Civil War, the Irish coming to the colonies, like my German ancestors, were indentured. It is true that vagrancy was a crime and the English did send their poor to the colonies, there is no evidence that the English rounded up a large portion of Irish Catholics and sold them into chattel slavery.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2021
This was a very brief piece but was educational and brought to light the abuses suffered by the Irish before they were indentured servants but in actuality were sold into slavery before the blacked were introduced to slavery in the western world.
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Margaret Ritchie
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book. Learned a massive amount of new information
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2018
Fantastic book. Learned a massive amount of new information. Very readable. Should be used in high schools .
Tony A
4.0 out of 5 stars About time too.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2016
An excellent read and very researched. I had heard about white slaves in the Americas around 1970, but was unable to find any detail, this book explains why this was kept hidden for so long. Well worth a read. Highly recommended.
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