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Examples
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Thomas Nast , whose antislavery political cartoons propelled him to notoriety in the 19th century, has ignited another uproar: whether his anti-Irish and -Catholic drawings should disqualify him from the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
Cartoonist Draws Ire of N.J. Irish Heather Haddon 2011
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The anti-Irish tenure of his cartoons was a product of the times, said Christine Jochem , the head of special collections at the Morristown & Morris Township Library, which holds one of the nation's largest repositories of cartoons by the artist.
Cartoonist Draws Ire of N.J. Irish Heather Haddon 2011
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Not because I'm anti-Irish or he hates Mancunians, but because, in this country, slagging someone off means you like them.
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I cited two other examples of the way a symbol changes meaning over time — the simian anti-Irish caricature that became the Fighting Leprechaun, and NWA.
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By the mid-19th century anti-Irish bigotry was blatantly showcased throughout our cities as businesses put up placards saying: "No Irish Need Apply."
Irene Monroe: St. Patrick's Day Parades, Black Church Share History Of Being Anti-Gay Irene Monroe 2011
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Though he acknowledged his Irish birth, he was, like many Scotch-Irish Presbyterians of his era, both anti-Irish and anti-Catholic.
Banking On the Future David Nasaw 2011
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The Fenians planned a number of rebellions and uprisings, and though initially their causes garnered much sympathy, after December 1867, when several Londoners were killed when a bomb planted by the Fenians exploded at Clerkenwell Prison, there was a wave of anti-Irish feeling in London and elsewhere in England.
Everyday Life in the British Parliament: Home Rule | Edwardian Promenade 2009
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Oh, and widespread U.S. anti-Irish immigration sentiment/discrimination would be a great stem.
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Mr. Albee said his adoptive parents were "terrible" — bigots, anti-Semitic, anti-Irish.
Edward Albee's Private Stage Nancy Keates 2010
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Mr. Albee said his adoptive parents were "terrible" — bigots, anti-Semitic, anti-Irish.
Edward Albee's Private Stage Nancy Keates 2010
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