The American Party, known as the Native American Party before 1855 [a] and colloquially referred to as the Know Nothings, or the Know Nothing Party, was an Old Stock nativist political movement in the United States in the 1850s. Members of the movement were required to say "I know nothing" whenever they were asked about its specifics by ...

The flag contains the warning to "Native Americans", those born here, to beware foreign influence due to the influx of immigrants. The canton shows and eagle above a voting box with 21 years written on it.

Know-Nothing Party flag, c. 1860. In this context, “Native Americans” refers to native-born citizens of the United States (white non-immigrants), not Indigenous peoples of North America. An earlier incarnation of the Know-Nothing Party was called the Native American Party.

2015年9月18日 · Description of the Flag. The Know Nothing movement was an American political movement that operated on a national basis during the mid-1850s. It promised to purify American politics by limiting or ending the influence of Irish Catholics and other immigrants, thus reflecting nativism and anti-Catholic sentiment.

2025年1月30日 · Know-Nothing party, U.S. political party that flourished in the 1850s and was an outgrowth of the strong anti-immigrant and especially anti-Roman Catholic sentiment that started to manifest itself during the 1840s. Learn more about the Know-Nothing party.

Know-Nothing Party flag, c. 1860. In this context, “Native Americans” refers to native-born citizens of the United States (white non-immigrants), not Indigenous peoples of North America. An earlier incarnation of the Know-Nothing Party was called the Native American Party.

2018年11月30日 · This flag of the American Party, aka the "Know-Nothings" was posted in r/vexillology. Why is the slogan on the flag weirdly punctuated with backward letter Ns? According to a magazine article about a collection of such political flags,

Know Nothing Party Flag. The Know-Nothing party was a political organization that was popular in the 1840’s & 50’s throughout America. Its platform promoted the restriction of immigration and naturalization of foreign-born people, specifically Irish Catholic immigrants.

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The Know Nothing movement was an American political movement that operated on a national basis during the mid-1850s. This flag has an eagle below a ribbon banner bearing Native American and a ballot box bearing the slogan Twenty-One Years, referencing a belief that United States citizenship should be granted only after an emigrant had lived in ...