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2024-03-03 04:39:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 67E1F9AC36DFBC01157D9C99E8C5A0DF693E9A7F2ACEFFFA864D214B1DDB4BB4
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The Irish were indentured servants, not slaves: https://developmenteducation.ie/feature/were-irish-people-the-first-slaves-in-america/#:~:text=The%20claim%20is%20rated%20false%20%28inaccurate%20based%20on,America%E2%80%9D%20is%20rated%20as%20false%20on%20both%20counts. Indentured servitude had a time limit: https://pediaa.com/what-is-the-difference-between-indentured-servants-and-slaves/ The first slide in this video is a picture of coal miners in 1920's Belgium: https://www.instagram.com/impressivepage/p/Czgtpgtvzln/ The second slide is a photo of Breaker boys working in Ewen Breaker of Pennsylvania Coal Co. in 1911: https://www.loc.gov/item/2018676223/
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