An examination of the anti-foreign attitude in the United States between 1919 and 1929, based upon the periodical literature of the time

The purpose of this thesis is to study various aspects of anti-foreign feeling in America during the nineteen-twenties and to determine reasons for these attitudes by examining articles in periodical literature of the time. Over two hundred sixtyfive articles from twenty-six different periodicals, as well as government documents and some of the better-known books concerning American immigration were consulted in researching this topic. Most of the information used came directly from periodical literature published between 1919 and 1929. Since a large majority of the anti-foreign sentiment voiced during the twenties was directed against immigrants, the matter of American immigration will receive the major emphasis of this thesis.

Author dc:creator

• Watkins, Billie Ruth Latch

• Immigrants -- United States
• Nativism
• Aliens -- United States
• Prejudices -- United States
• United States -- Emigration and immigration

Statement dc:rights

• Unrestricted.

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2346/18500

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oai:tdl-ir.tdl.org:2346/18500