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Kathy M

(1,242 posts)
Sun Sep 4, 2016, 07:48 PM Sep 2016

Know - Nothing party

" Know-Nothing party, byname of American Party, U.S. political party that flourished in the 1850s. The Know-Nothing party was an outgrowth of the strong anti-immigrant and especially anti-Roman Catholic sentiment that started to manifest itself during the 1840s. A rising tide of immigrants, primarily Germans in the Midwest and Irish in the East, seemed to pose a threat to the economic and political security of native-born Protestant Americans. In 1849 the secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner formed in New York City, and soon after lodges formed in nearly every other major American city.


" Members, when asked about their nativist organizations, were supposed to reply that they knew nothing, hence the name. As its membership and importance grew in the 1850s, the group slowly shed its clandestine character and took the official name American Party. As a national political entity, it called for restrictions on immigration, the exclusion of the foreign-born from voting or holding public office in the United States, and for a 21-year residency requirement for citizenship.

By 1852 the Know-Nothing party was achieving phenomenal growth. It did very well that year in state and local elections, and with passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 it won additional adherents from the ranks of conservatives who could support neither the proslavery Democrats nor antislavery Republicans. When Congress assembled on Dec. 3, 1855, 43 representatives were avowed members of the Know-Nothing party.

That, however, was the peak of Know-Nothing power. At the American Peak of Know-Nothing power. At the American Party convention in Philadelphia the following year,"

Rest of article https://www.britannica.com/topic/Know-Nothing-party

I do not remember this from Government class in HS ...... It was good Rachael M went through history of parties the other night on her show . President Obama also referred to the Know - nothing party on fareed Zakaria today , it fits Dons Campaign . Have feeling will hear it again .........

A little bit ago went over to FR there is a post about Obama 's interview , seemed like all the posters attacked Know - nothing as an insult and not an actual party that once was ............

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longship

(40,416 posts)
1. Rachel's show the other day was so good, they repeated it the next night.
Sun Sep 4, 2016, 07:56 PM
Sep 2016

Rachel Maddow often astounds me. Her stories are so well sourced and researched. This was one of her best.

If more people would view it, Drumpf would be even more devastated.

Go Rachel!

There may be video.
Let's try this one: nope!
How about this one:



That is the one! It is brilliant!

More Rachel Maddow please!

Kathy M

(1,242 posts)
4. Yes that is the video ... Thank You for posting , its a good one
Sun Sep 4, 2016, 08:31 PM
Sep 2016

I do try to tune in for first of the show at 9 pm to see what she is covering . Otherwise I catch show on repeat at
midnight . I do appreciate the research and presentation , have found my husband watching from time to time .

pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
11. Rachel has a doctorate in politics from Oxford. So there's a reason her reports are so good.
Mon Sep 5, 2016, 01:25 AM
Sep 2016

She's not a typical anchor by any means.

Kathy M

(1,242 posts)
6. Especially the first cartoon is familiar
Sun Sep 4, 2016, 08:41 PM
Sep 2016

from way back in memory ....... Has to be from Govt class .

Thanks for posting

pampango

(24,692 posts)
8. We seem to have gone through periods of extreme nativism many times in our past. Now we are going
Sun Sep 4, 2016, 09:44 PM
Sep 2016

through another one. This one is not unique and will eventually (hopefully sooner than that) die away in favor of another period of countries cooperating for the common good instead of walling each other off.

I imagine that most of Trump's supporters know nothing of the "Know Nothings" and think that Donald's nativism is a new and genius idea than only he could come up with.

Kathy M

(1,242 posts)
9. Hopefully this period will be over sooner than later ..... :)
Sun Sep 4, 2016, 11:35 PM
Sep 2016

Had the evening news on , my husband grabbed the remote before I could get it when Don showed his mug .........


I think Don 's supporters believe him at his word its kinda scary ......

Yes all countries working together for common good would be terrific

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