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Anti-Masonic Party  

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  • Born in the late 1820s in upstate New York, the Anti-Masonic Party focused the strong, anti-elitist mood of the period on a conspicuous symbol of privilege, the Masons. The Masons were a secret fraternal organization with membership drawn largely from the upper class. [Source: Elections A to Z; Anti-Masonic Party]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-THJPH8C1-5

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