Southern Irish repeal associations chose slavery over loyalty to O’Connell and abolition

Evidence

The Repeal Associations of Natchez and Charleston dissolved, the latter with what was perhaps the frankest statement to come out of the whole dispute: “as the alternative has been presented to us by Mr. O’Connell, as we must choose between Ireland and South Carolina, we say South Carolina forever!” — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 108

Categorization

• XREF: Core evidence for the reader’s comparative case: subordinate-group members choosing to side with their oppressors against a fellow subordinate group (parallels Ambedkar material on caste solidarity failures). — connects to: Southern slaveholders courted Irish immigrants by contrasting Southern hospitality with Northern anti-Irish prejudice — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 87; Even O’Connell rebuked Irish immigrants who romanticized Southern slave conditions — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 89; O’Connell threatened to strip American Irishmen of Irish identity if they tolerated slavery — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 99 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• American and Irish repudiation of O’Connell coincided with abandoning antislavery #expands (0.92) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 124
• Boston Irish publicly repudiated O’Connell’s antislavery stand to embrace slavery’s defenders #exemplifies (0.88) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 120
• Pro-slavery sentiment moved from America back into Irish nationalism #expands (0.85) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 126