palmer raids
During the First Red Scare the raids on suspected political radicals were known as Palmer Raids, named after US Attorney General Alexander Palmer, who ordered the US Justice Department to conduct the raids.
Foreign-born people he considered radicals, especially anarchists and communists
The Palmer Raids (1919-1920) involved mass arrests and deportation of suspected communists and radicals at the height of the post-World War I era red scare.
The Palmer Raids were a series of raids and arrests conducted in the United States during the Red Scare of the 1920s. Led by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, these raids targeted suspected radicals and socialists, many of whom were immigrants. As a result, many citizens were arrested without proper evidence or due process, deprived of their civil rights, and subjected to unconstitutional actions, such as warrantless searches and seizures. This infringement on civil rights was fueled by fears of communism and led to a climate of political persecution and discrimination.
Johnson and the Radicals came into conflict because the Radical Republicans wanted a different reconstruction plan then Johnson did.
A. Mitchell Palmer was a lawyer and legislator and, from 1919-1921, he was Attorney General of the United States. He is best known for his highly publicized campaigns against suspected radicals, which started the Red Scare of 1919-1920.
A. Mitchell Palmer was the U.S. Attorney General under President Woodrow Wilson who launched a series of raids to arrest and deport radical leftists and anarchists. These were known as the Palmer Raids.
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MITCHELL PALMER. He led the Palmer Raids.
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Palmer Raids.
During the First Red Scare the raids on suspected political radicals were known as Palmer Raids, named after US Attorney General Alexander Palmer, who ordered the US Justice Department to conduct the raids.
Palmer Raids.
The raids were known as the "Palmer Raids," named after the U.S. Attorney General at the time, A. Mitchell Palmer. The raids targeted individuals suspected of being involved in radical or anarchist activities, with many being arrested and deported without due process.