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Roaring Twenties | Rise of the Radicals | 1
American History Tellers
Are You Seeing Your Boss With Fresh Eyes?
After the april and june bombings, palmer's justice department asked for and got a boost in congressional funding to investigate foreign radicals. Palmer created a new agency known as the general intelligence division and placed a 24 year old lawyer named j edgar hoover in charge. Over the next year, hoover used spies and informants to infiltrate leftic groups, amassing 200 thousand files on suspected radicals. But even asPalmer and hoover began their work hunting down radicals, american workers continued their radicalization, rising up against their employers. In september, three quarters of boston police went on strike for union recognition and better wages and working conditions. Just days
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