In the 1850s, a startling new political party appeared on the
American scene. Both its members and its critics called the new
party by various names, but to most it was known as the Know
Nothing Party. It reignited political fires over nativism and
anti-immigration sentiments. At a time of political uncertainty,
with the Whig party on the verge of collapse, the Know Nothings
seemed destined to replace them and perhaps become a political
fixture. Historian Marius M. Carriere Jr. tracks the rise and fall
of the Know Nothing movement in Louisiana, outlining not only the
history of the party as it is usually known, but also explaining
how the party's unique permeation in Louisiana contrasted with the
Know Nothings' expansion nationally and elsewhere in the South. For
example, many Roman Catholics in the state joined the Know
Nothings, even though the party was nationally known as
anti-Catholic. While historians have largely concentrated on the
Know Nothings' success in the North, Carriere furnishes a new
context for the evolution of a national political movement at odds
with its Louisiana constituents. Through statistics on various
elections and demographics of Louisiana politicians, Carriere forms
a detailed account of Louisiana's Know Nothing Party. The national
and rapidly changing Louisiana political landscape yielded
surprising, credible leverage for the Know Nothing movement.
Slavery, Carriere argues, also played a crucial difference between
southern and northern Know Nothing ideals. Carriere delineates the
eventual downfall of the Know Nothing Party, while offering new
perspectives on a nativist movement, which has appeared once again
in a changing, divided country.
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