The Philadelphia nativist riots (also known as the Philadelphia Prayer Riots, the Bible Riots and the Native American Riots) were a series of riots that...

1857; and New Orleans in 1858. The Philadelphia nativist riots took place on May 6—8 and July 6—7, 1844, in Philadelphia, and the adjacent suburbs of Kensington...

anti-abolitionists Lombard Street riot, an 1842 riot where black freemen were attacked by an Irish Catholic mob Philadelphia nativist riots, in May and June 1844...

working class Irish Catholic community and was the site of the Philadelphia nativist riots in the 19th century. It was also the birthplace of the K&A Gang...

against the Irish, and eventually led up to riots, such as the Philadelphia nativist riots and the Lombard Street riot. Eventually the Irish gained financial...

Philadelphia Election Riot (Philadelphia, British America) 1743 – London Gin Riots (London, England) 1754 – Taunton, England 1766 – Esquilache Riots (Madrid...

Americans was founded as a nativist fraternity, following the Philadelphia Nativist Riots of the preceding spring and summer, in December 1844. The American...

spread xenophobia. Levin played a leading role in inciting the Philadelphia nativist riots which led to the killing of over 20 Irish Americans; the burning...

burned down in the anti-Catholic Philadelphia Nativist Riots on May 8, 1844. The church sued the city of Philadelphia for not providing it with adequate...

Fencibles." The Old Guard State Fencibles participated in the Philadelphia nativist riots as part of the First Infantry Regiment of the First Brigade,...

for many years but which was wildly unpopular in the colonies, producing riots and organized resistance. Hancock initially took a moderate position: as...

initial success of the party, it lost public support following the Philadelphia nativist riots of 1844 during which American Republican Party members were involved...

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for political purposes." Philadelphia portal List of riots in Philadelphia Lombard Street riot Philadelphia nativist riots Slaughter, Thomas P. (1991)...

1844: Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia Nativist Riots 1851: Hoboken, NJ – anti-German riot[citation needed] 1855: Louisville, KY – anti-German riots[citation...

reflected in a series of demonstrations and riots through the 1700s. One such example, the Mast Tree Riot, occurred 1734 in what is now Fremont, New Hampshire...

institutions, and religious buildings. Riots often occur in reaction to a grievance or out of dissent. Historically, riots have occurred due to poverty, unemployment...

Party. The Know-Nothing Party's central policies were nativist, or hostile to immigrants. Nativists feared that the immigrants would use their voting power...

Pennsylvania Hall, the Lombard Street riot of 1842, nativist riots in 1844, and the California House riot in 1849. In his memoirs, contemporary Philadelphian...

by anti-Black rioters three days after it was first opened." Philadelphia portal Lombard Street riot (1842) Philadelphia Nativist Riots (1844) 39°57′15″N...

evasion was widespread, and conscription efforts resulted in protests and riots, even in eastern areas. Three counties in eastern Virginia were the scenes...

Abolition Riots), August 1, Philadelphia 1842: Muncy Abolition riot of 1842 1844: Philadelphia Nativist Riots (May 6–8 and July 5–8), Philadelphia 1844: Brooklyn...

Election Riot (1742) Lombard Street Riot (1842) – Three-day race riot. Philadelphia Nativist Riots (1844) The Schuylkill Rangers – (mid-1800s) criminal gang...

admonished were the methods Tryon had used to win the battle. The use of a riot act and the execution of rebellion leaders after the battle was frowned upon...

killed during the riot on July 4, 1857, in New York City's Lower East Side.[citation needed] New York City draft riots Orange Riots History of New York...

1812 and as commander of the Pennsylvania Militia during the Philadelphia nativist riots. He was politically active in Pennsylvania as a Jacksonian Democrat...

this day. 2002: Riots force Miss World out of Nigeria. BBC News website, Sunday, 24 November 2002, 14:49 GMT. THE "MISS WORLD RIOTS": Continued Impunity...

Beer Riot occurred on April 21, 1855 in Chicago, Illinois, and was the first major civil disturbance in the city. Mayor Levi Boone, a Nativist politician...

The New York City draft riots (July 13–16, 1863), sometimes referred to as the Manhattan draft riots and known at the time as Draft Week, were violent...

Paper Money Riot Tax resistance in the United States Whiskey Rebellion Minot, p. 150 Richards, Leonard L. (2002). Shays's Rebellion. Philadelphia: University...