My mum told me about the Navvies when I was young. Anyone who takes on such important work, wherever they come from, should always be treated with respect. Prejudice seems to never end, and we have to understand what it is, recognise it where we see it, even within ourselves, and interrupt it.
yeah, sadly back then class was everything and it was considered the norm to look down upon those that were not as well off. some victorians thought the poor were poor because they were lazy and that led rise to the workhouse. Many times people were victims of long hours of poorly paid work with terrible bosses and greedy landlords
My mum told me about the Navvies when I was young. Anyone who takes on such important work, wherever they come from, should always be treated with respect. Prejudice seems to never end, and we have to understand what it is, recognise it where we see it, even within ourselves, and interrupt it.
Bit shocking that the Irish were treated like that considering how the famine was started
yeah, sadly back then class was everything and it was considered the norm to look down upon those that were not as well off. some victorians thought the poor were poor because they were lazy and that led rise to the workhouse. Many times people were victims of long hours of poorly paid work with terrible bosses and greedy landlords
@@DoncasterDrawn great video by the way
Irish made up less than 10% of the Navvy workforce even at the peak, this lady needs to improve her research
Strange carry on, considering all of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom at the time.
hands up who was triggered by the words "manmade"?😆🤣
I still feel resent in my town
it was not the nicer part of the railway history but it had to be said.
Terrible bias in this report... I hope this selective, shallow account is not being used as a teaching resource 😢