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Know-Nothings in Newark

Maura Harrington, Neighbor

Join Pirates of Irish Persuasion & Extraction (PIPE) fora presentation in the Irish Studies Discussion Series by two scholars of Irish America: Reverend Augustine J. Curley,O.S.B. and Paul Ferris. The presenterswill share their knowledge about the 1854 Know-Nothing riot in Newark. They will explain the motivations behind this attack on St. Mary’s Church, including general anti-immigrant sentiment, aswell as the specific effects that this attack had on the Irish-American community in the area. They will also explore the press coverage of the Know-Nothing riot. This event is freeand open to the public.

For further information regarding this event in the Irish Studies Discussion Series, please contact Dr. Maura Harrington at maura.harrington@shu.edu or 201.463.5967, or visit the event’s Facebook page: on.fb.me/1bBC9PP.

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