7 - The Galleanists

A profile of Italian anarchist Luigi Galleani and his followers, the Galleanists, who after his deportation engaged in a campaign of bombing and destruction across the country.  Also the "Palmer Raids" of 1919-1920 and a few appearances of people who became of importance later.

 

Sources

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“Arrest Boston Bolshevist in Roxbury bomb outrage,” Boston Globe, June 4, 1919.

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“Bomb is sent to Senator Overman,” Washington Evening Star, May 1, 1919.

“Central Union and the Paterson riots,” New York Times, November 3, 1902.

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“Palmer asks for appropriation to hunt down Reds,” El Paso Times, June 13, 1919.

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