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A Catholic Clergyman Defends the Church
As Roman Catholic communities grew larger, more established, and more confident toward the end of the nineteenth century, clergymen such as Rev. Stephen Byrne began to mount a defense of the Church's role in America in response to the activities of [...]
Tags: Irish Immigration
Item Type: Pamphlet/Petition
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
The People of Ireland Ask the Irish in America to Support Abolition
This call for unity was written in Ireland by Irish and American abolitionists in the summer of 1841. The petition was eventually signed by 60,000 Irish men and women. Catholic abolitionists in Ireland wanted their countrymen in America to draw [...]
Tags: Abolitionism, Irish Immigration
Item Type: Pamphlet/Petition
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)