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Encyclopedia of Alabama: Know Nothing Party

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The Know-Nothing Party, a semi-secret political party from the mid-1800's, is explained in this report. The party lasted only a brief time, for its main purpose was to curb immigration and naturalization led by fear that the German and Irish Catholic immigrants' actions and politics would be controlled by the Pope.

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