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Trump's Anti-Immigration Playbook Was Written 100 Years Ago. In Boston.

How a trio of Harvard-educated blue bloods led a crusade to keep the "undesirables" out and make America great again.

by Neil Swidey via Boston Globe on February 9, 2017

'I Want My Country Back' and Exclusionary Visions of America

"You're taking over our country" echoes long-held narratives and has renewed prominence in conservative discourse.

by Ben Railton via We're History on June 26, 2015

37 Maps That Explain How America Is a Nation of Immigrants

It's impossible to understand the country without knowing who's been kept out, who's been let in, and how they've been treated once they arrive.

by Dara Lind via Vox on January 12, 2015

Great Migration Debates: Keywords in Historical Perspective

The use of the word "immigrant" in contemporary debates often reflects a lack of understanding of U.S. immigration history.

by Donna Gabaccia via Social Science Research Council on July 28, 2006

Robert Welch, founder of the John Birch Society, standing next to a portrait of the group's namesake, Captain John Morrison Birch.

December 9, 1958: The John Birch Society Is Founded

“Together with other ‘know nothing’ organizations scattered through the country, it represents a basic, continuing phenomenon in American society.”

by Richard Kreitner, Hans Engh via The Nation on December 9, 1958

Painting of Abraham Lincoln

The Election in November

The Atlantic’s editor endorsed Abraham Lincoln for presidency in the 1860 election, correctly predicting it would prove to be “a turning-point in our history.”

by James Russell Lowell via The Atlantic on October 1, 1860

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