Recent content by John McCormack

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    Scots-Irish influence on the Deep South and American racism?

    Again, like I stated in post #18, the Scots-Irish were Scottish, not Irish. They were originally known as Ulster Scots before they came to the U.S. (American Colonies). Paul Ryan was Irish, not Scots-Irish (Ulster Scot) or Scottish. That's the mistake a lot of people of Scottish American...
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    Scots-Irish influence on the Deep South and American racism?

    You're absolutely correct IronWing. But sadly, to this day, many Scottish Americans mistakenly think that they are Irish, or a blend of Irish and Scottish because of the confusing Scots-Irish label. And that label is actually an American invention. Before the Scottish from Northern Ireland...