Some refer to it as the “Irish slaves myth,” which claims that there weren’t any Irish slaves, but “indentured servants.”  However, according to UCLA history professor Roger McGrath, the Irish slave trade began when 30,000 Irish prisoners were sold as slaves to the New World. In most cases during the 17th and 18th centuries, Irish slaves were nothing more than human cattle.
Joining Larry Elder, professor McGrath uncovers the hidden history of Irish slavery, and answers questions such as “can the American treatment of Irish immigrants be compared to America’s treatment of blacks during slavery and during the Jim Crow era?”…