Presidential Assassinations | Anarchist at the Exposition | 2
American History Tellers
Cholgash's Anarchism
Leon Cholgash was a factory worker in Homestead, Pennsylvania. In 1892 he tried and failed to assassinate Carnegie Steel's chief negotiator Henry Frick. His accomplice Emma Goldman managed to avoid charges. She parlayed her infamy into a speaking tour Packing halls to the rafters with her charismatic style. But she continued to draw people from far and wide all eager to hear her speak Among them was Leon CholgASH. He fled farm life without even saying goodbye to his father by hopping a train to Chicago determined to meet the radical leader.
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