The Order of United American Mechanics was an American Nativist organisation of the mid Nineteenth Century It was founded in Philadelphia amidst the anti-alien riots of 1844-45. It originally was called the Union of Workers. Members were required to undertake efforts to publicize and campaign against the hiring of cheap foreign labor. They were also to patronize only "American" businesses.

PropertyValue
dbpprop:abstract
  • The Order of United American Mechanics was an American Nativist organisation of the mid Nineteenth Century It was founded in Philadelphia amidst the anti-alien riots of 1844-45. It originally was called the Union of Workers. Members were required to undertake efforts to publicize and campaign against the hiring of cheap foreign labor. They were also to patronize only "American" businesses.
dbpprop:hasPhotoCollection
dbpprop:reference
rdf:type
rdfs:comment
  • The Order of United American Mechanics was an American Nativist organisation of the mid Nineteenth Century It was founded in Philadelphia amidst the anti-alien riots of 1844-45. It originally was called the Union of Workers. Members were required to undertake efforts to publicize and campaign against the hiring of cheap foreign labor. They were also to patronize only "American" businesses.
rdfs:label
  • Order of United American Mechanics
owl:sameAs
skos:subject
foaf:page
is owl:sameAs of