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The HoundsThe Hounds The Hounds Anti-foreigner gang in San Francisco For the Swedish pop band, see The Hounds (band). The Hounds, west coast counterparts of New York's Bowery Boys, were a nativist or anti-foreigner gang of San Francisco which specifically targeted recently arrived immigrants, particularly Chileans and other Hispanic Americans, during the California Gold Rush of 1849. This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (January 2022) Officially called the San Francisco Society of Regulators, the gang, mostly made up of thugs and criminals as well as former Mexican–American War veterans, would later become known as The Hounds. Controlled by the "Know Nothing" political party, the gang used patriotism in the aftermath of the… (Source: Wikipedia)
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