Blaine Amendment
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The Blaine Amendment was a failed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would have prohibited direct government aid to educational institutions that have a religious affiliation. Most state constitu
"The American River Ganges", a 1871 political cartoon by Thomas Nast from Harper's Weekly, depicting Catholic bishops as foreign crocodiles preying on U.S. children, illustrating the fear behind the proposed Blaine Amendment
James G. Blaine
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James Gillespie Blaine was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the United States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, served as Speaker of the House from 18
Blaine Amendment
…clauses that prohibit taxpayer funding of religious entities in their state constitutions. The federal amendment was proposed by U.S. Representative James G. Blaine in 1875. The state measures were designed to deny government aid to parochial schools, especially those operated by the Catholic Church in locations…
Blaine, c. 1870–1880
The offices of the Kennebec Journal, where Blaine got his start in politics as editor.
Portrait by Mathew Brady c. 1863–1865
Portrait by Mathew Brady c. 1863–1875