TOP 10!!

• Katherine's proposal was very good. I agree with her on the issue that everyone should be able to decide the religion they want to follow. We should also respect the decisions of those who chose differently from us and not discriminate.
• Shae-Lynn's proposal was interesting. She has a great point. Iam with her in the fact that the LGBT community should not be treated differently just because of their sex orientation. They deserve every right that normal people have. It is very unfair to them that they have a harder life because of discrimination, when they are human beings just like everyone else.
• I definitely agree with Carolina's proposal. It is true that Native Americans have always been left out of many of the amendments made when they should be the first to receive them. It is not fair that them being the first to live here are being discriminated against and denied many rights. The Native Americans should be protected against this injustice!
• I really liked Nestor's proposal. I agree that people with dissabilities should have equal rights as any other citizen. They deserve to be treated equally and be able to work, go to school and do what ever they want to do with their lives. I am with Nestor in that their should be an amendment made to protect their rights.
• Randy's proposal was very good. My grandfather was a veteran and I agree that they deserve certain benefits for the years they served our country. They gave all they had in order to provide safety for us. They deserve to have healthcare plans and to receive adequate medical service due to the dameges cost by the war they fought in.
• I agree with Mandy's proposal. There should be a law that protects people of any race or skin color against mistreatment from police or other authorities. Muslims should be treated like every other person is because not all of them are bad people. We should learn not to judge people without knowing them.
• Tiffany's proposal was a great one. I agree that immigrants should not be placed so many restrictions to become citizens of the US. They only come in search of a better life and opportunity. I agree with her proposal in that families who want to become citizens should sent applications answering questions about reasons why they should be picked. That is a very good idea!
• Genderie's proposal was convincing. She explained how even today African Americans are discriminated. She is right in the fact that we are all humans and deserve to be treated equally. I also agree with her in that African Americans should be able to defend themselves in court just like any other person.
• I definitely have the same opinion as Itze about the rights the LGBT community. They deserve equal rights as anybody else. They should not be descriminated against. LGBTs should also be able to marry who ever they want and raise a family. If they love who ever they love let them be happy!
• Bianca's proposal was interesting. She proffed a good point and she explained how the scholarship can benefit both the government and the students. The proposal will help students continue and finish with their studies.

My Proposal

My fellow Congress members we all know that in the past it was very hard for different groups of people to earn the right to vote. Only white males who owned property could vote. This created great discord among the others who also believed they deserved that right as well. Today everyone over the age of 18 in the United States is allowed to vote, but what about teenagers? They make up a great part of our country’s population. Don’t they deserve to have a say on who will be their president for the next four years?

Throughout the years, the vote has proven to be one of the crucial elements that allow a democratic society to work at its best. In a democracy citizens have the right to choose their leader, which deals with the issues of importance, and to give their opinion on how their country is run. Therefore teenagers, fourteen years and up, should be given the right to vote. Many of the decisions made in the government affect them. At age 16, teens are allowed to get their driver’s license. This means that they have to follow the rules and laws of the road just like adults. For that reason, teens should be able to share the privilege of voting on laws that affect them when driving. Many of you may think that teens are not suitable to have such a big responsibility as it is that of voting since you think of them as rebellious, immature, self-centered, easily influenced people, but I assure you that many teenagers have broken free from this stereotype. A great amount of teenagers have applied in the work force demonstrating that they can also be responsible. Others show that they strongly care about their future by being excellent students and maintaining a great point average in school.

Teenagers should get the chance to make important decisions such as voting. It is essential that they feel part of the society and that they play an important role in our country. They deserve to be heard and their opinions to be taken in consideration. I’m sure that if we give them a chance to show us what they are capable of doing, we will be surprised.

Change

     At first, the right to vote in the United States was severely limited. The Constitution was written saying that only white males who owned property were the ones who had the vote. This has changed over the last two centuries. People in the US over the age of 18 are now allowed to vote no matter their race or gender. Those who did not have the right to vote before, achieved it with determination and hard work.

 

     In 1790, in the United States, only white male adults who owned property could vote. Women and African Americans were among the different groups excluded from voting. The first amendment passed related suffrage was the 14th amendment of 1868. It declared that any eligible 21 year old male had the right to vote. In 1870, the 15th amendment was passed, which gave former male slaves the right to vote and protected the right to vote of adult male citizens of any race. Wyoming was the first state to give voting rights to women. After that, in 1920 all women in the United States gained the right to vote with the 19th amendment. This amendment declared that suffrage could not be denied "on account of sex". The 24th amendment and the Voting Rights Act, banned restrictions and racist voting practices in all states. Finally all Americans over the age of 18 were given the right to vote with the 26th amendment of 1971.

     As years passed, laws changed in the United States for women and African Americans. They were excluded for many years from the amendments that gave the vote to white males. Changes were made and more groups of people were allowed to vote. Women and African Americans fought for this right until they finally accomplished their goal.

http://www.infoplease.com/timelines/voting.html   

http://www.enotes.com/everyday-law-encyclopedia/voting-rights

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html 

http://www.kqed.org/assets/pdf/education/digitalmedia/us-voting-rights-timeline.pdf

Struggle and Activism

Women  

     Three of the most important feminist reformers were Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, and Susan B. Anthony. They struggled as leaders to fight for women's rights. Stanton, Stone and Anthony were also insistent critics of men refusing political and social equality for women. They formed organizations which gathered women to protest peacefully in different ways and make proposals to change amendments in the constitution so that women would be included.

     The fight for women suffrage began in the 19th century. Women, and even some men, gathered at a convention in Seneca Falls NY, 1848 in which they drafted and approved the Declaration of Sentiments. This document was a bill of rights for women, including the right to vote. Four years after the Seneca Falls Convention, at the Women’s Rights Convention in Syracuse, Susan B. Anthony joined the fight. She argued that “the right women needed above every other was the right of suffrage”. In 1872, other suffragists brought a series of court challenges. These were designed to test if voting was a privilege of the US citizenship now given to women by the new 14^th amendment. One of the challenges came out from the criminal prosecution of Susan when she illegally voted in 1872. The first case that got to the Supreme Court was the Minor v. Happersett of 1875, but this still did not work. After this case, suffragists started to take in consideration telling their concerns to the states and the Congress. In 1878, a constitutional amendment that said that “the right of citizens to vote shall not be abridge by the United States or by any state on account of sex” was proposed and would be introduced in each section of the Congress for the next 41 years.

African Americans Protesting for
the Right to Vote

African American                                                   

     African Americans were very determined to fight for their right to vote, just like women. They stood up for what they thought was right even when they were horribly treated, and when many other people tried to stop them. Still, African Americans did not surrender. They led peaceful protests and they finally achieved what they wanted.

     After the Civil War, all black man received the right to vote according to the Constitution. Unfortunately this was not exactly true. Not many African Americans were able to vote due to the different laws whites developed to exclude them. That is when blacks decided that they had to protest in some way. African American leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr., organized marches and protests to make whites realize what they were doing. Martin Luther King Jr. led a protest in Selma, Alabama and then a fifty mile march to register African Americans to vote. Another march of African Americans working towards the right to vote was the one that occurred in 1965, which became known as Bloody Sunday. A few people started to march at first, but then the idea caught up and many people went to walk. The police met them at a bridge to tell them to stop but they wouldn’t, and so it became violent even when the African Americans started their walk peacefully.        

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/nineteentham.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/the_right_to_vote.htm

http://www.answers.com/topic/sex-discrimination-1 

http://www.xtimeline.com/evt/view.aspx?id=218946

Oppression

African Americans



Segregated Water Fountains



     African Americans were treated very badly by whites. They were seen as the inferior race and many of their rights were violated. They faced strong racial discrimination and inequality. Segregation was another problem they had to endure, but that was not it. After Reconstruction, the whites took control of the south again and passed laws that were discriminative of race. These laws were called Jim Crow laws. They segregated blacks from whites in the use of public and private facilities, such as trains, restaurants and restrooms.  They were given bad housing, and education. African Americans were also denied the right to vote, the right to a fair trial, to marry whites, or move freely. The 14^th amendment in 1868 was supposed to grant equal protection of laws, and the 15^th amendment in 1870 gave the right to all males no matter their race. These amendments were violated regarding African Americans.



Segregated Bus (blacks sit in the rear and whites at front)



Women

     Women, as well as African Americans, had to go through a lot when it came to their rights. They were denied most legal rights, such as voting, owning property, having their own wages, and even having custody of their children. During war men would go to fight and women would take their place in the workplace, but after war ended women had to return to their traditional role of homemaker. Many people believed that women should better serve society by staying at home to influence the next generation of men. Those women, who got the chance to work outside of home, were usually paid less than the men for the same job. They also could not get higher-paying professions such as medicine, law or finance. Other than problems in the workplace, they also faced problems regarding their own body. In the mid 1800’s some states passed laws that prohibited abortion. Also some of the amendments passed did not include women, which made it harder for them to defend themselves. One example is the 15^th amendment which said "the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude"; women were not included here.

http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/era.htm

http://law.jrank.org/pages/5254/Civil-Rights-Movement.html

http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/media/repository/premium_content/EBOOK/50000003/32/10/mhssg_main.html?stateCode=AL

Voting Rights History

Women

·    The women’s fight for the right to vote officially began on 1848 in the Seneca Falls Convention in New York. Drafted by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions was signed by 68 women and 32 men. This document demanded women equality with men in education and employment, and the right to vote.

·    In 1869 the proposed 15^th amendment which gave black men the right to vote made women more motivated to fight for their own right. In May, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton gathered women to form the National Woman Suffrage Association. Their mayor goal was to achieve voting rights for women by means of a congressional amendment to the Constitution. In November of that same year, another woman named Lucy Stone formed the American Woman Suffrage Association, which focused on gaining voting rights for women through amendments to individual state constitutions.

·    In 1890 the two groups came together under the name of National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), to fight together for American women’s right to vote.

·    Women kept fighting and finally gained the right to vote on August 26, 1920 when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was signed into law by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby.

Statistics: About 55.3% of the female population in the US in 1968 voted. In 2008 65.7% of the female population in the US voted. Therefore the percent of the women who voted in 2008 and 1968 increased by 10.4%.



One of the Associations Formed by Women to Fight for their Voting Rights



African Americans

• African Americans faced a lot of trouble when it came to their rights. Even though the 15^th amendment granted them the right to vote in 1870, they still had to overcome certain obstacles placed by the whites who feared that African Americans would gain too much power. Some of these obstacles included poll taxes, literacy tests, and other bureaucratic impediments. Blacks who lived in the south also faced problems, when they tried to register to vote or actually vote, such as harassment, intimidation, economic reprisals, and physical violence.
• African Americans had to fight hard for their right to vote. They organized campaigns and peaceful protests to achieve equality. They moved to places, mostly northern cities, where they were allowed to vote without any problems and where politicians listened to their concerns. They finally achieved one of the things they most desired with the Civil Rights Act of 1957. This document was meant to protect the right to vote of African Americans. 
  

Statistics: In 1968, about 42.1% of the African American population voted. In 2004, about 60.0% of the black population voted. In 2008, about 64.7% of the black population in the US voted. The percent African American voters increased over the years. From 1968 to 2004 it increased by 17.9%. From 2004 to 2008 it increased by 4.7%.

Protest for the Right to Vote

  http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/voting/p20-230/tab22.pdf

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline1.html
http://www.core-online.org/History/voting_rights.htm

Some Classmates' Blogs

Tiffany's essay was really interestig and she proffed  a good point. She talked about how both the Native Americans and Whites were responsible for all the damage and suffering that was caused by their discord. She pointed out how whites tried to help but not in the best way and how the Indians were not open to new ideas. It was a very good and convincing essay.

I really liked Carolina's essay. She explained it very well and supported her opinion that the white treated Indians in a bad way. It talked about the different things the whites did that was unfair to the Native Americans and how they took advantage of them. My essay was similar so I really agreed with her conclusions.

Randy's essay was pretty good even though he had some small ortographic errors. He supported his opinion about whites not showing respect towards the Indians with good examples. He explained the way in which they took away their lands and forced them to assimilate.

I liked Shae-lynn's essay because she supported her topic, which was assimilation, in many ways. She talked about the different things the Native Americans had to do, such as cut their hair, learn english, and change their clothing. She also gave  really good example of an Indian who went through all this which was Charles Eastman.

Genderie's essay was very similar to Shae's. They both explained the way in which Indians had to assimilate to whites. They essay was very good and she gave many details that supported well her idea.

Dealt With Awfully

Native Americans were treated awfully by the white settlers. The white settlers had come looking for land, gold and other resources and would do anything to get what they wanted. The Indians obviously became an obstacle for them and so they decided to try to rule them. The whites took away their lands and wanted the Native Americans to assimilate to them. They were even bending towards the idea of exterminating their tribes.

The Native Americans had lived in the United States for a long time and even though they did not believe in the term “owning land”, it should have been considered to be theirs.  Nevertheless, the white settlers arrived and took the land forcefully from them. General Custer drove out Indians from their lands in order to get the gold that was found there. The whites would offer the Indians to sign a treaty in which they were offered money to pay for their debts, as well as food, gold, and assistance with schools, trade and farming. Even though all this was promised the Indians saw very little of it. One of these treaties was The Treaty of Traverse de Sioux of July 1851. This treaty took away most of the Native Americans’ land, or Dakota land, in southern Minnesota and gave it to the US government, and the Dakota would receive a reservation and money to pay their debts, which very little was seen of it. The Indians were threatened that if they refused to sign the treaty their land would still be taken away and their rations would be restrained. Another treaty was the one presented to the Lakota Indians. This one offered them $1.25 per acre and a piece of land for the head of each household. Still, the Indians would lose their land whether they agreed to the treaty or not.

White settlers also wanted the Native Americans to assimilate to them. They forced them to move to reservations which the whites thought were the road for them to become civilized. There they had to cut their hair, learn the English language and wear different clothing. They also had to convert to Christianity and adopt Christian names. Another was that white officials banned the Indian’s Ghost Dance in December 1890. All of this took away the Native American’s freedom and they could no longer keep their old costumes or beliefs.

Native Americans then started to accuse the whites of trying to exterminate their race and they had good reasons for it. Most of the land they were forced to move in were infertile, which meant they could hardly grow crops to feed their families. They had little or no money since the one that was promised was never seen. They had no medical support and their people, especially the children, were dying of diseases. For these reasons the Indians would not have children since they knew they would only come to this world to suffer. The Wounded Knee massacre, which occurred in December 29, 1890, supports the idea of the whites trying to exterminate the Native American race. Colonel James Forsyth led the army that caused so many deaths that day. The white soldiers demanded that every Indian gave up their firearm. One of the soldiers then tried to disarm a deaf Indian man, and then a small fight broke out and shooting started. The Indians had no way out; their firearms had been taken and they were surrounded by cannons. About 150 Indians were brutally killed that day.

The Native American’s rights were violated because of the white settlers’ strong desire for land. They were driven out of their lands, which most was sacred to them. They were forced to leave their old costumes, beliefs and way of live behind. They even suffered a massacre and were at the edge of starting to become extinct. It is evident that whites did not deal with Indians the best way.

Other Classmate's Blogs

Genderie's heritage story was cool! It was surprising to find out that some of her ancestors were from Ireland. She also had Spanish ancestors just like me. Both of our moms also went to the US for a better life and education but came back because they were being treated unfairly. It is interesting to see that others share some of the same family history as I do.

Carolina's immigration video was inspiring. It is amazing was so many people are willing to go through just to be a US citizen. The 63 year old lady surprised me. She took a test and was proud of all she had studied to reach her dream of being a legal citizen. I agree with Carolina that not all immigrants go to the US to for drug trafficking or to steal Americans' job. Most come in search of a better life and are willing to do anything and take even the dirtiest jobs to achieve their goals.

Itze's journal of a German immigrant almost made me cry. I was awed by the story of the little boy who was sitting next to a corpse holding his hand. I couldn't imagine myself being in a situation like that. It is horrible to feel so much fear that you or your family could die at any moment. Also the dream the man had was awful. It showed how much he feared for the safety of his family and how much he loved them.This journal was incredibly touching.

I agree with Tiffany's opinion of her news article. It is true that immigrants come to look for a better life but they should follow the rules. They are not being fair by trying to make their children citizens and using them as an excuse to stay. I agree that the US should find a way to help this people and not just try to kick them all out. They don't have the resources to improve their ling conditions and work hard to get what they ave, therefore they deserved to receive a little help.

My Family's Immigration History

My mom moved to the US when she was about 10 years old. She went to live with her dad to Hartford, Connecticut looking for a better life. There she stayed for about 3 years and went to a public school during those years. She did not know English which made it very hard for her to communicate with others. At that time many of the people there were racists and disliked Latinos, especially Puerto Ricans. Since my mom could not answer them whenever they asked her a question they thought she did not want anything to do with them or did not want to talk to them. One day my mom was walking home from school and three girls watched her and started to punch and kick her. They pulled her hair and scraped her face with their nails. She went home badly hurt. My grandfather went to the school and told the principal about it. The principal suspended the girls but my mom was still scared to go to school. She then tried to learn English and socialize more with Americans but she couldn’t and did not get used to that lifestyle. She finally decided to go back to Puerto Rico because even though she did not get the education she was getting in the US and did not have a more comfortable house, she felt happier in her homeland.

My grandmother’s grandfather was Spanish. He immigrated to Puerto Rico from Spain between the 1890’s and 1920’s and settled here. Then he met and married a Puerto Rican woman. They stayed here and raised their children and ever since, my family has been here in Puerto Rico.

I was surprised when my mom told me about those girls beating her up. It is crazy what a person is capable of doing just because someone is different from them or does not speak their language. I believe that everyone is equal and that no matter their race, religion or beliefs they should be treated with respect.

What I learned about my heritage was interesting. I did not know my mom’s last name was Spanish or that some of my ancestors emigrated from Spain to Puerto Rico. It was fun to find out about this!

Current Immigration News Article

Arizona Immigration Debate Checks into the Hospital
By April Girouard | February 16, 2011

Arizona is at the center of the national debate on immigration, and state legislators are drawing more fire this week for a proposal that would require hospital workers to check whether patients are in the country illegally.
The first of its kind in the country, the proposal would require hospital personnel to report illegal immigrants to federal officials. Emergency patients would be allowed to receive care before their immigration status is checked, but critics say the measure is cruel to immigrants who might avoid hospitals for fear of being deported.
"It's in the federal law that we are required to take emergencies and stabilize them. Nobody is going to turn these folks down, we agree with that," says Mesa Republican and Senate President Russell Pearce, who was also the primary sponsor of the controversial immigration law now tied up in federal court. "But I get calls from doctors and nurses every day that work in the emergency room, talking about the abuse, the millions of dollars spent for folks who come in for pregnancy tests, sniffles - they use emergency room services as their primary care," he says. "When do we stand up for the taxpayers?"
The bill was pulled from a scheduled Arizona Senate Judiciary committee hearing Monday after sponsors determined it wouldn't garner enough votes, but it is expected to resurface in another committee at a later date.
And detractors of the bill say that if it is successful, it could not only endanger illegal immigrants, but also their communities.
"I know that people will not come in," says George Pauk, a retired doctor with the Arizona Coalition for a State and National Health Program of emergency room patients. "They will stay away, and people with communicable diseases that affect us all may even stay away and be out there," he said.
What's more, says Pauk, the bill would "criminalize" health workers who do not perform immigration checks.
"There is no criminalization, he overstated it," counters Pearce. "It's outrageous that he makes those kinds of statements. Nobody is criminalizing it. It's already a criminal act to aid and abet illegals in this country. It's a federal felony."
He adds, "Quit inviting people over the border. We give them free stuff, free medical...enough is enough."
"We're fully in favor of police action, immigration action, and federal law governing immigration," Pauk says, but "It should not be state law."
http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/02/16/arizona-immigration-debate-checks-hospital


I think that it is kind of cruel and unfair to report illegal immigrants who just go to the hospital to receive medical help. They do not choose to get sick and if they knew they would be sent back if they went to the hospital they would probably not go and could die. But although it is unfair for them, it is also unfair for US citizens because they have to pay for medical care while illegal immigrants get it for free. This changes my perspective on illegal immigration because now I see why so many Americans want to stop this once and for all. Ilegal immigrants are taking advantage of the free stuff they receive.

Diary of Alannah Moore

                                                                                                                                              August 9, 1847

Today I saw my dad cry. I had never seen him like that; I had seen my mom but never him. I think it is because we did not get to eat. The potatoes keep growing rotten and since it there are not many left only the rich landlords get to have them. Our living conditions are horrible. My dad, mom, little sister and I sleep on the ground in a single room cabin with our pigs and chickens. It smells horribly bad and we have no windows or chimney, so imagine that. My dad works for a farmer and does not get paid much so that is the only thing he can afford. I only wish we could get out of here!

                                                                                                                                                                                  August 12, 1847

In the neighborhood I heard some women talking about going someplace called the Americas. They said it was the land of opportunity and that everyone was moving there. I was surprised when I heard them and my hopes came up. I could imagine my family and me living in a house with a garden and a room with a bed to sleep in and no pigs or chickens around and without the bad smell…but that was not possible. We had no money to go. However, when I got home I got a big surprise; my mom and dad told Bridget and me that we were moving to the US. Our landlord promised my dad he would pay for our tickets and give us money, food and clothing for the trip. I felt excited but at the same time very scared. Excited because I can’t wait to get out of Ireland, but scared because I don’t know what to expect. I only hope it is much better than where we live now.

                                                                                                                                                                                October 14, 1847

Today we finally arrived at the Saint Lawrence River. It has been two terrible months since we left home and the trip seemed as if it were never going to end. The ship is extremely overcrowded and many people here are sick. My mom has been very careful with Bridget and me; she doesn’t want us to catch any disease. She does not let us talk much with other passengers or share our stuff.  I’ve heard that the ships were being inspected and people who were sick were being quarantined in an island called Grosse Isle, in which the hospitals were in even worst conditions and had become places to die. They did not have sufficient staff or beds to treat every patient. Many people have also died here and I’ve heard others talking about how they saw the bodies being thrown overboard, but thank God I have not seen it. My dad does not want us to experience something like that and therefore doesn’t let us go explore around alone. I just hope this ends soon and we can get out of this terrifying ship.

                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                            November 17, 1847

We have been in the US now for about one month and my dad still has not found the agent our landlord had said would wait for us with money for a fresh start. I think those were plain lies and that he just sent us here to get rid of us. My dad found a job building a railroad and he does not get paid much but it is the only job available. He is not allowed for any other job and a sign that says “No Irish Need Apply” is commonly seen in job advertisements. My mom takes care of my sister and me at home. We live in a small house but it is definitely better than the one in which we lived before. Still life is not perfect. We suffer a lot of discrimination especially my dad in his work. The other American workers feel superior to him and anything they don’t want to do they order him or other Irish like us to do it. If they don’t follow their rules they get beaten brutally with the same shovels they work with. My dad did once. He came home with his nose broken and several bruises in his body. We all cried when we saw him that way, but he told us not to worry and that it wouldn’t happen again. However, every time he leaves home to work I get very nervous and scared for his life. I admire and love him deeply because thanks to him and his sacrifices we have a better life!

              

Irish Immigration

     Like many other immigrants, the Irish moved to the United States in search of a better, happier life. At first they immigrated because of poverty, religious prejudice and political subordination, but their major reason them became the great potato famine. The potatoes, which were their main food source, grew with poisonous fungus and could not be eaten. This lasted for about five years and left many families suffering from starvation. Thousands died, and those who survived only desired to escape from that horrible conditions.

     The Irish started to immigrate to the U.S. for a relief. Since many of them lacked sufficient money, they found a cheaper way to get there. Instead of traveling directly to the U.S., the Irish would first take a trip to Canada. There they would buy fares they could afford to the states or walk across the border.

     Most of the immigrants had very little or no resources to begin a new life when they arrived to the U.S. Luckily for them, there was new construction going on. The great canals and rails were being built, and the Irish laborers were the ones responsible for the creation of these. The Irish became well known policemen and firemen. They also made up many of the population's plumbers, steamfitters and boilermakers. Those working in industry were even lifted up into boss and straw-boss positions, but this obviously was after a lot of hard work. They also printed newspapers which contained interesting news and popular stories and poems.The immigrants that kept coming settled in existing  Irish communities. There they followed their Catholic religion and kept their cultural traditions. The Americans respected their way of living.

     Researching and learning about Irish immigration has made me realize how much they suffered to improve their living conditions. It is amazing what they went through to get to the U.S. and all they had was the hope of a better living and more opportunities. Their hard work was admirable! I think people should follow their example of never giving up on their dream to succeed.




Irish Immigrant Family in Canada



Irish Immigrants Making Newspapers



Irish Immigrants Arriving at Ellis Island



 For more information:

http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Irish-immigration-to-America.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/Irish.html                             

http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/introduction.htm