Irish-American leaders suppressed Irish abolitionist solidarity to protect Repeal unity

Evidence

A committee on resolutions, conscious of the disruptive potential of the Address, made a report confining the resolutions to support for Ireland and Repeal, praise of the U.S. as the exemplary model, and opposition to sectarian divisions in Ireland. — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 82

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Irish Catholic leaders steered their flock into proslavery alignment against natural abolitionist sympathy. — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 95; Money from Irish America funded the campaign for Ireland’s repeal of the Union — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 101; Irish-American leaders feared losing native acceptance if O’Connell attacked slavery. — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 44 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• American and Irish repudiation of O’Connell coincided with abandoning antislavery #corroborates (0.86) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 124
• Southern Irish repeal associations chose slavery over loyalty to O’Connell and abolition #exemplifies (0.84) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 108
• Irish-American papers reframed abolitionism as disloyal British interference to reject it. #expands (0.82) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 63