HA/Zinn/Schweikart rewrite

History Alive shows that Nativists are banding together and attacking people of non-Anglo-Saxon heritage, and Zinn generally agrees. History Alive states that the “rising tide of immigrants triggered a resurgence of nativism along with calls for immigration restriction”, and Zinn writes that "Ku Klux Klan was revived in the 1920s, and it spread into the North. By 1924 it had 4M million members.” However, Schweikart significantly downplays the effect that these nativist groups had on immigrants. He writes that the KKK "had plummeted in membership since the 1920s", showing us that the KKK were not as worrisome as they appeared to be.

History Alive, Zinn, and Schweikart all agree that Liberals organized and took action to counter the nativist groups and defend non-white groups. HA mentions the formation of the ACLU, who “specialized in the defense of unpopular individuals and groups, including Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.” However, Zinn believes that the Liberal groups formed during this time were not very effective. He writes that liberal organizations like the NAACP "seemed helpless in the face of mob violence and race hatred everywhere." Schweikart's view differs as well; he believes Liberals took actions, but questions their inner motives and integrity. He writes that "those northern white elites would enthusiastically and aggressively support the fight for civil rights in the South while carefully segregating their own children at all-white private schools.

Both History Alive and Zinn show us that the US government took the side of the nativists by passing laws that significantly reduced the number of immigrants allowed into the United States. HA tells us that “Congress responded to anti-immigrant pressure by passing the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921,” and “three years later… the Immigration Act of 1924”, which both restricted the total amount of immigrants allowed in the US per year. Zinn writes, “Congress, in the twenties, put an end to the dangerous, turbulent flood of immigrants… by passing laws setting immigration quotas.” However, Schweikart stays silent on the issue of government support of the nativists.