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Carlson, A. Cheree – 1988
The Know-Nothing party of the 1850s was the first nativist party in American politics to gain importance and serves as an exemplar of how cultural nativism may be captured and turned toward political goals. The resurgence of nativist sentiment in the Know-Nothing era provides an excellent example of a rhetorical situation which seriously…
Descriptors: Catholics, Discourse Analysis, Immigrants, Patriotism
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Carlson, A. Cheree – Southern Communication Journal, 1989
Analyzes the rhetoric of the 1850s' Know-Nothing party, the first national political party to use nativism successfully in its platform. Concludes that nativist rhetoric's success and failure lies in the traditional values party members used to overcome the constraints traditionally imposed upon the nativist response to the rhetorical situation.…
Descriptors: Political Influences, Rhetorical Criticism