What the records say
- When
- 1844
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 39.97° N, 75.14° W
- Description
- 1844 riots in Philadelphia and elsewhere
Philadelphia nativist riots
1844 riots in Pennsylvania, US
The Philadelphia nativist riots were a series of riots that took place on May 6–8 and July 6–7, 1844, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and the adjacent districts of Kensington and Southwark. The riots were a result of rising anti-Catholic sentiment at the growing population of Irish Catholic immigrants.
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