DOC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Noel Ignatiev, Walnut Street Prison
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Who is his (cid:862)reader(cid:863)? (cid:894)all (cid:449)riters are respo(cid:374)di(cid:374)g to so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e(cid:895) His reader is someone who believes that the irish (in the good old days) worked their up to the middle class through hard work and perseverance, someone who does not really know history. The i : the irish (cid:862)(cid:271)e(cid:272)a(cid:373)e(cid:863) (cid:449)hite (cid:271)(cid:455) pro(cid:373)oti(cid:374)g their (cid:449)hite(cid:374)ess at the exclusion of other groups. By fighting against african-americans and other immigrant groups: walnut street jail (a type of giddy multitude) A type of giddy multitude (takaki 60) Something special is happening in the jail that is not outside the jail. Irish and african americans had a lot in common. The(cid:455) (cid:449)ere (cid:862)disposa(cid:271)le(cid:863) (cid:449)orkers (cid:449)orked o(cid:374) the (cid:373)ost dangerous jobs. A group of minority groups who suffer and are exploited and want to overthrow the system. Groups should come together and fight and challenge the system. It was about jobs and employment, class and money.
