Ironically the people in the painting were probably poor German or Irish immigrants unwanted in the East or "real America" and they were forced to migrate West looking for an opportunity...sounds vaguely familiar...
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As a descendant of Polish and Italian immigrants a few decades later, yep, sounds VERY familiar.
jul 15, 2025, 1:01 am • 3 0 • view
Exactly. And they weren't yet "white."
jul 15, 2025, 3:05 am • 1 0 • view