Newspaper Defends Nativist Principles and Anti-Catholicism
This nativist newspaper from Nov. 16, 1844, reprints a public statement explaining why immigrants should have to wait 21 years before becoming citizens and voting.
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Nativists used "Native American," such as in this newspaper title, to denote white people originally born in the United States, not indigenous peoples.
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Newspaper Defends Nativist Principles and Anti-Catholicism
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