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Know-Nothing Party

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Noun1.Know-Nothing PartyKnow-Nothing Party - a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics
American Party
party, political party - an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"


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Similarly, in 1855 the staunchly anti-Catholic American Party, popularly called the Know-Nothing Party, found itself winning the governorship in Louisiana with a Catholic candidate.
Fusion power: why only two parties is no fun by Doherty, Brian / Reason
Most interesting here is Grimsted's interpretation of the politics of the 1850s, particularly the rise of the Know-Nothing party.
American Mobbing 1828-1861: Toward Civil War by Buchanan, Thomas C. / Journal of Social History
Before mid-century, the Know-Nothing party accused the immigrant Irish of Romish plots.
Immigrant nation: a mixed history by McCarthy, Abigail / Commonweal
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