The Protestant Fraternal Protective League Anti-Catholic Pamphlet, 1928 Election
Title: Anti-Catholic Propaganda
Description: Anti-Catholic Literature distributed by The Protestant Fraternal League
Contributor: The Protestant Fraternal Protective League
Date: 1928
Alfred E. Smith, a Catholic Democratic Governor from New York, ran for President in the 1928 election. Here is an example of anti-Catholic literature circulated by The Protestant Fraternal League during Alfred Smith's campaign.
As you read the document, address the following questions:
List some of the claims about Catholics that the Protestant Fraternal Protective League discuss.
Discuss how Catholic Americans were portrayed by The Protestant Fraternal League, and explain some of the challenges that Catholic people might have in American society based on this portrayal.
Why might this document discuss a 'foreign' invasion of American rights and liberties when discussing a New York Governor? What does this say about outside views on the 'Immigrant Church' of the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
