Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons

...f anti-Irish and anti-Catholic feelings as seen in the Nativist Riots in Philadelphia in 1844, which resulted in dozens killed and over a hundred wounded, along with two churches and a convent burned to the ground.[6] These anti-Catholic feelings stemmed from the allegiance of the Irish Catholics, who were seen

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Elizabeth Sarah Kite and the Seminaries of France

...assisted the Americans during their fight for independence. Heuser’s initial response was that the piece was out of scope for the magazine, and that they were not able to respond to and publish every such appeal that they receive: “…if we were to print the truly moving cries of priests

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Portrait photograph of Robert M. O'Reilly, circa 1870

A lengthy and active military career

...ee him soon... The finding aid for the Robert M. O'Reilly papers is now available online. Archives Archives Select Month October 2024 July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September 2022

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