The Irish Potato Famine: An Unnatural Disaster, Pt. 2

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In the mid-1800s, the poorest people in Ireland ate almost nothing but potatoes. Other crops were for selling. So when a blight cut a swath through the potato crop, the impact was severe, and politics played a significant role in the tragedy.

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2013-06-19 21 min Transcript

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