‘An Assertion of Liberty Incarnate’: Irish and Indian Nationalists in North America

  • Michael Silvestri
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Abstract

The 1920 Saint Patrick’s Day parade in New York was noteworthy for a number of reasons. The first was the size of the crowd that watched it. The New York Times commented on ‘what appeared to be the biggest turnout since the city had a St. Patrick’s Day,’ observing that there was not an unoccupied inch of sidewalk along the line of march on Fifth Avenue. The Irish World and Industrial Liberator estimated that one million spectators watched the parade.

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British Rule Indian Student Nationalist Movement National Executive British Imperialism 
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  • Michael Silvestri
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  1. 1.Department of HistoryClemson UniversityUSA

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