Problem: Why does Prof. Gordon-Reed think that if the Irish had been enslaved and then freed, they would have an easier time assimilating into America than African-Americans?
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Prof. Gordon-Reed thinks that if the Irish had been enslaved, they would have had an easier time assimilating into American than African-Americans because of the ability of Irish-Americans to work diligently to overcome adversity
Prof. Gordon-Reed thinks that if the Irish had been enslaved, they would have had an easier time assimilating into American than African-Americans because they shared so much culture, religion and language with those with no history of slavery in their family.
Prof. Gordon-Reed thinks that if the Irish had been enslaved, they would have had an easier time assimilating into American than African-Americans because the color of their skin would not forever mark them as a descendent of a slave.