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Lincoln, the Know Nothings, and Immigrant America
Posted January 19, 2012 by Patrick Young, Esq.   Permalink   Comments
Was Abraham Lincoln a Know Nothing?
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Tags : abraham lincoln, african american, civil war, german, know nothings, republicans, slavery, the immigrants' civil war, whig

The Lasting Impact of the Know Nothings on Immigrant America
Posted January 13, 2012 by Patrick Young, Esq.   Permalink   Comments
Discrimination distances Irish and German newcomers in The Immigrants' Civil War.
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Tags : african american, civil war, education, fishtown, german, irish, john hughes, know nothings, the immigrants' civil war

The Know Nothings: From Triumph to Collapse
Posted December 16, 2011 by Patrick Young, Esq.   Permalink   Comments
The Civil War-era anti-immigrant movement falls apart.
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Tags : abraham lincoln, american party, catholicism, civil war, know nothings, millard fillmore, republican party, slavery, the immigrants' civil war

The Know Nothings Launch a Civil War Against Immigrant America
Posted December 9, 2011 by Patrick Young, Esq.   Permalink   Comments
The Immigrants' Civil War.
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Tags : civil war, know nothings, the immigrants' civil war, william seward

The Evolution of the Know Nothings
Posted December 1, 2011 by Patrick Young, Esq.   Permalink   Comments
The Immigrants' Civil War continues.
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Tags : anti-catholic, catholics, civil war, german, irish, know nothings, lyman beecher, protestants, the immigrants' civil war

English-Only in 1861: No Germans Need Apply
Posted August 19, 2011 by Patrick Young, Esq.   Permalink   Comments
Language access in The Immigrants' Civil War.
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Tags : general order 45, german, know nothings, lincoln, republicans, simon cameron, the immigrants' civil war

Why Did the Irish Fight When They Were So Despised?
Posted June 24, 2011 by Patrick Young, Esq.   Permalink   Comments
The Immigrants' Civil War.
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Tags : civil war, ireland, irish, know nothings, letters, patrick guiney, slavery, the immigrants' civil war, union

Nick Kristof’s Recounting of America’s “History of Fear”
Posted September 6, 2010 by Patrick Young, Esq.   Permalink   Comments
New York Times columnist takes a look at antecedents to today's fear of Muslims and immigrants.
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Tags : hate watch, immigration history, know nothings, mosque, muslim, muslims

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