James Slaven

James Slaven was the infant son of Irish immigrants.

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Prejudice against the Irish was common in early 19th century America, and James Slaven's parents may well have lived in a poor neighborhood in proximity to Hardscrabble. Though the Great Famine (1845 - 1849) in Ireland was long after James died, Irish migrants long came to Rhode Island (to work in the river-powered textile mills), and the United States in general to escape poverty.