A Know-Nothing Legislature
At a distance of four decades, George H. Haynes looks back on the Massachusetts state legislature of 1855, in which a secret political organization had won more than 90 percent of …
Know-Nothingism
Lengthy critical article on the allure of the Know-Nothings. Searchable page images. [The United States Democratic Review]
Knownothingism
Article from the Catholic Encyclopedia on the 1850s anti-immigrant movement.
The Cloven Foot
Although the Know-Nothings may seem at first glance to be entirely novel, this article seeks out the political lineage of the dark-lantern organization. Searchable page images. [Th…
Wikipedia: Know-Nothing Movement
Encyclopedia-style article on this nativist movement. Includes the platform of the American Party.