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"The Voting-Place"
During the 1840s and 1850s, anti-immigrant feelings grew among many native-born whites. Nativists argued that immigrants caused many of the nation’s ills by rejecting “American” work habits, culture, and religion. Nativists and and their [...]
Tags: Five Points, Irish Immigration
Item Type: Cartoon
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)