1 6 3 0 - 1 7 3 0 , ▁states ▁that ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Mont ser rat , ▁" White ▁indent ured ▁serv itude ▁was ▁so ▁very ▁different ▁from ▁black ▁sla very ▁as ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁another ▁galax y ▁of ▁human ▁experience ." ▁According ▁to ▁Hog an , ▁the ▁debate ▁over ▁the ▁exact ▁definition ▁of ▁sla very , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁t endency ▁of ▁some ▁Irish ▁national ists ▁to ▁gl oss ▁over ▁the ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁Irish ▁people ▁benef itted ▁from ▁the ▁African ▁slave ▁trade , ▁allowed ▁for ▁a ▁grey ▁area ▁in ▁historical ▁disc ourse ▁that ▁was ▁then ▁seized ▁upon ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁weapon ▁by ▁white ▁supre mac ists . ▁ ▁F anning ▁writes : ▁ ▁". ▁. ▁. n arr atives ▁which ▁represent ▁the ▁Irish ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁slaves ▁are ▁hardly ▁har ml ess . ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁on wards ▁rac ism ▁was ▁pressed ▁into ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁Irish ▁national ism . ▁. ▁. ▁versions ▁of ▁Irish ▁history ▁which ▁ob f usc ate ▁past ▁Irish ▁rac isms ▁have ▁proven ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁to xic ▁export ▁. ▁. ▁. ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁" E pisode ▁ 1 0 : ▁The ▁Irish ▁S la ves ▁M yth " ▁ ▁Category : Ant i - black ▁rac ism ▁in ▁Europe ▁Category : Ant i - black ▁rac ism ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : H istor i ography ▁of ▁Ireland ▁Category : History ▁of ▁sla very ▁Category : Ind ent ured ▁serv itude ▁in