Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-01-02 21:47:22 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 69471587798AA2201F877A1EF83B9F42A1987BA2214232CCD94B3CB6E37A4F1A
Participant Details
Original Note:
82 Irish scholars signed an open letter in 2016 condemning this pseudohistory. Indentured servitude was transitory and legally different than chattel slavery, and many indentured servitude contracts were voluntary. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/us/irish-slaves-myth.html https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/irish-indentured-labour-in-the-caribbean/
All Note Details