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One of the most famous incidents of anti-Catholic sentiment expression occurred August 11, 1834; non-Catholic rioters looted and burned the Ursuline Convent of Mount Benedict in Charlestown, MA. Anti-Catholic violence also erupted in Philadelphia when 13 people were killed in riots in 1835. Activities by the American Nativist Party in Kensington, Pennsylvania, in 1844 also sparked anti-Catholic riots. In the 1850s, the American Party, also known as the Know-Nothing Party, was partly founded on an anti-Catholic platform.
From the description of Anti-Catholic documents collection, 1844-1930. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 232957797
The American Party rose to popularity in the mid 1800s due to their anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic political platform.
From the description of Broadsides, 1847-1855. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46708505
The American, or Know Nothing Party, was a political party active in the 19th century.
From the description of Broadside, 1847. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46708504
Founded in New York in 1849 as a secret patriotic society opposed to Roman Catholics and the foreign-born. Also called the Know-Nothing Party. Expanded rapidly after 1852; lost support after the presidential election of 1856.
From the description of American Party records, 1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980824
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associatedWith | Adams, Martha. |
associatedWith | Allen, Edward O. |
associatedWith | American Party (Boston, Mass.) |
associatedWith | Anderson, Tom, 1910- |
associatedWith | Armstrong, James Smith, 1803-1883. |
associatedWith | Ballard, Rice C. (Rice Carter), d. 1860. |
associatedWith | Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894. |
associatedWith | Barrett, Joseph H. (Joseph Hartwell), 1824-1910. |
associatedWith | Barstow, Josiah Whitney, 1896-1922. |
associatedWith | Beatty-Quisenberry family. |
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