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I'll suggest that the Wiemar republic may be a better analogy than any period in American history.
The anti-Mudblood campaign is revving up in Lily's time, and it's reasonable to see a serious threat there.
However, it's conceivable that Harry simply doesn't know much about wizarding world history. He's certainly been busy enough with other things.
Yeah, there's a lot of parallels.