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World Service,3 mins
Does US anti-Catholic sentiment of 100 years ago draw parallels with today?
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The rising tide of anti-Muslim sentiment in the US appears to have an historical precedent of sorts.100 years ago, similar rhetoric was directed at another religious minority in the form of anti-Roman Catholic newspaper "The Menace". Dan Damon speaks to Professor Justin Nordstrom, author of "Danger on the Doorstep: Anti-Catholicism and American Print Culture in the Progressive Era". (Photo: Crucifix and flag of the United States of America, by Luis Ascui/Getty Images)
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