On this episode of Our American Stories, before the Kennedies became a household name in American politics, they were two Irish immigrants trying to survive in a city that barely tolerated their presence. Bridget and Patrick Kennedy arrived in Boston after the famine, carrying more grief than belongings, and stepped into a world that saw their faith and their poverty as threats. Author Neil Thompson shares the story of their rise. 

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