His enthusiasm and longstanding commitment to our community deserve special recognition. In many ways. the Irish experience in America has been synonymous with our Nations growth and development. The Kennedy family galvanized American politics. George Meany exemplified American labor. Eugene ONeill shaped American drama. George M. Cohan enlivened Broadway. And Louis Sullivan pioneered Americas architectural tradition. Like many other immigrant groups. the Irish came to America seeking opportunity and fleeing misfortune. In the 19th century. many Irish immigrants toiled hard building the railroads that linked the coasts of our growing land. Others worked the mines and factories. And they often had to fight nativist mobs that brandished antiIrish. antiCatholic slogans.
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