"Black Forties" (1 jan 1840 ano – 31 dez 1849 ano)
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Irish immigration surged due to a potato rot in Ireland. Famine ensued, and many Roman-Catholic Irish looked for a better life in America. They faced lots of discrimination, increased competition for native workers, and were subsequently despised.
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