American Intolerance

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From out of the shadows : moral panics and the search for scapegoats -- 'They're plotting to take over the country!' : the great Catholic scare -- 'No dogs, no Negros, no Mexicans' : the Southern border menace -- 'The Mongolian hordes must go!' : the Chinese migration band -- 'Childlike, barbaric and otherwise inferior' : the fear of Native Americans, foreigners in their own land -- 'Don't trust the Huns' : the anti-German hysteria of the First World War -- 'Beware the yellow peril' : the Japanese American scare -- 'The Jews are spying for Hitler!' : the refugee panic of World War II -- 'Be wary of the wolf in sheep's clothing!' : Muslim refugees, just the latest fear -- From Mexicans to Muslims : stepping out of the shadow of fear and facing the enemy within.