Ohio State University
E History: Clash of Cultures in the 1910s and 1920s: Ku Klux Klan
Essay, with embedded links to a variety of primary source documents, describes the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Pierce: The American Franchise
Read about the political party leanings of immigrants in the 1850s and the backlash against immigrants as reflected in political platforms.
Northern Illinois University
Getting the Message Out!: Second Party System: The Know Nothing Party
Explains what the Know Nothing party represented. They emerged in reaction to massive immigration between 1845 and 1855, and to the growing political influence of Roman Catholics.