ABSTRACT This article aims to further understand the Irish immigrant experience with U.S. slavery by studying Irish enslavers in Louisiana. The profits extracted from slavery in New Orleans created the possibility for some Irish immigrants to accumulate immense wealth. Irish enslavers were immigrants who took advantage of enslaved people. Indeed, the Irish families examined in this article took to owning enslaved people quite easily, regardless of their religious background. They were confident in their innate whiteness and their ability to purchase enslaved people and operate plantations. The opportunities available to Louisiana's Irish enslavers and their experiences are best understood in the context of the expansion and restructuring of the southern economy during “the second slavery.” In Louisiana, Irish enslavers found that their wealth bridged any religious or cultural differences with those native-born. This study of Irish enslavers aims to provide a unique line of inquiry for understanding Irish attitudes towards race and slavery in the antebellum U.S. Irish enslavers may have been few in number, yet they are not insignificant. They add an ethnic dimension to the history of U.S. slavery and a southern dimension that complicates visions of Irish American history.

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战前路易斯安那州的大型爱尔兰奴隶

摘要 本文旨在通过研究路易斯安那州的爱尔兰奴隶制，进一步了解爱尔兰移民在美国奴隶制下的经历。从新奥尔良奴隶制中榨取的利润为一些爱尔兰移民创造了积累巨额财富的可能性。爱尔兰奴役者是利用被奴役者的移民。事实上，本文中研究的爱尔兰家庭很容易拥有被奴役的人，无论他们的宗教背景如何。他们对自己天生的白人以及购买奴隶和经营种植园的能力充满信心。在“第二次奴隶制”期间南部经济扩张和重组的背景下，可以最好地理解路易斯安那州爱尔兰奴役者的机会和他们的经历。在路易斯安那州，爱尔兰奴役者发现，他们的财富弥合了与土生土长的人之间的任何宗教或文化差异。这项对爱尔兰奴役者的研究旨在提供一条独特的调查线索，以了解爱尔兰在战前对种族和奴隶制的态度。美国爱尔兰奴役者的人数可能很少，但并非微不足道。他们为美国奴隶制的历史增加了种族维度，并为爱尔兰裔美国历史的愿景增添了南方维度。