Pro-slavery sentiment moved from America back into Irish nationalism

Evidence

So it came to pass that events transpired contrary to the way Garrison had hoped; instead of the Irish love of liberty warming America, the winds of republican slavery blew back to Ireland. The Irish had faded from Green to white, bleached by, as O’Connell put it, something in the “atmosphere” of America. — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 126

Categorization

• XREF: Directly serves the reader’s comparison case: category reclassification (Green to white) driven by oppression, not liberation. — connects to: Pro-slavery Irish Americans argued Irish peasants were worse off than American slaves — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 87; Southern slaveholders courted Irish immigrants by contrasting Southern hospitality with Northern anti-Irish prejudice — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 87; Southern Irish repeal associations chose slavery over loyalty to O’Connell and abolition — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 108 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Irish nationalists like John Mitchel openly embraced slavery in America #exemplifies (0.87) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 125
• Irish nationalists sought proslavery credentials to enter the American mainstream #expands (0.78) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 81
• The Irish moved from an oppressed Irish race to an oppressing American race #expands (0.75) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 31