Tuesday with a Scholar/OLLI Talks

The Irish Question & Modern History

Andrew Latham

They were the desperate immigrants of their era, driven by famine to migrate in unprecedented numbers to an America that offered them a harsh welcome and an uncertain future. After decades of bloody internecine conflict and a precarious peace, their nation now represents the biggest obstacle to the resolution of the Brexit dispute.  Join Professor Andrew Latham of Macalester as he explores the Irish Question, from the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s to the present.  Why has such a small island exerted such an outsize influence on history?  
Co-sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute with the financial support of the Friends of the Ramsey County Libraries.