Tens of thousands of Irish people signed the anti-slavery Address of 1841

Evidence

By July, fifteen thousand people had signed it, including many Catholic clergymen. Belfast reported that nine thousand signatures were collected during Remond’s visit. Estimates of the total number of signers varied, the figure most commonly cited being sixty thousand. — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 47

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Irish American voters wielded decisive electoral influence for slavery by 1840 — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 46; Abolitionists courted the Irish as fellow laborers against slavery — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 55; The Address urged Irish Americans to ally with abolitionists — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 52

Broader Connections

• Abolitionists courted the Irish as fellow laborers against slavery #expands (0.78) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 55
• The Address urged Irish Americans to ally with abolitionists #expands (0.72) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 52