The Kennedy family's humble roots in America began with Irish tenant farmers, Patrick and Bridget Kennedy, who fled the potato famine in Ireland and settled in Boston. They faced numerous challenges, including poverty, disease, and laws that prohibited them from burying their dead in Boston. Despite these obstacles, Bridget Kennedy persevered, learning from the American middle class and eventually opening her own grocery store and becoming a community leader. Her son, P.J. Kennedy, followed in her footsteps, becoming a successful politician and entrepreneur in Boston's Irish community.
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