151: The First Red Scare - Bombings, The Palmer Raids, Eugene Debs, and J. Edgar Hoover
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The Palmer Raids and Evolution of Marxist Ideas
The chapter delves into the aftermath of an anarchist bombing directed at acting AG Mitchell Palmer in 1919, setting the stage for America's first red scare. It explores the roots of socialism, Marxism, Bolshevism, communism, and anarchism before delving into the climate of fear and paranoia that gripped the US post-World War I. The narrative follows AG Mitchell Palmer and J. Edgar Hoover as they embark on the controversial and indiscriminate Palmer raids to weed out radicals.
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