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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1994
Page
12
A compact survey highlights Irish American impact in the United States. The piece notes migration to eastern cities, factory work, and coal mining, with leaders like Mother Jones and Terence Powderly shaping labor reform. It also cites Catholic progress, education ventures, and political figures such as John F. Kennedy.
About six million Americans identify as Scotch-Irish. Their ancestors moved from Scotland to Ireland then to the United States, largely Protestant and many Presbyterian. Presidents Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan have Scotch-Irish roots, and Charles Thompson served as secretary of the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1789. He helped design the Great Seal seen on the dollar bill.
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