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Donald J. Trump, meet Charles S. Morehead, the guy who was elected governor of Kentucky in 1855 on the anti-immigrant “Know-Nothing” ticket. “Americans should rule America” was the Know-Nothings’ credo. Translation: white, native-born Protestants like them. Officially, the American Party, it was dubbed the “Know-Nothing” party because members were supposed to reply — like Sgt. […] The post Anti-immigrant politics could spark violence in Kentucky. It has happened before. appeared first on Kentuck ....

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