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Ethnocentrism and the Roaring Twenties

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Ken Dowell

The creation of immigration quotas. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 1920's, Dillingham Commission, Emergency Quota Act of 1921, history, immigrants, Immigration Act of 1924, immigration quotas, Immigration Restriction League, national origins, nativism | 8 Comments

‘I Know Nothing.’ The Politics of Xenophobia in the 19th Century

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Ken Dowell

The rise and fall of the Know-Nothings Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 1850's, Anti-Catholicism, bigotry, Bill the Butcher, history, Know-Nothings, Millard Fillmore, nativism, Samuel Morse, Xenophobia | 10 Comments

The Mayor of London Comes to Texas

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Sadiq Kahn on the promise and pitfalls of the “fourth industrial revolution.” Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged inclusiveness, London, nativism, populism, Sadiq Khan, social networks, SXSW, SXSW Interactive, technology | 4 Comments
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