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socialists, communists, and anarchists
to arrest people who were thought to be radicals
it helped them
Many people were arrested without evidence
Many people were arrested without evidence.
socialists, communists, and anarchists
socialists, communists, and anarchists
to arrest people who were thought to be radicals
it helped them
The Palmer Raids
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The raids were named the "Palmer Raids," after the U.S. Attorney General at the time, A. Mitchell Palmer. Conducted under the leadership of Palmer, these raids targeted individuals suspected of being involved in communist or anarchist activities during the Red Scare of the 1920s.
Many people were arrested without evidence.
Many people were arrested without evidence
The Palmer Raids were a series of controversial raids by the U.S. Justice and Immigration Departments from 1919 to 1921 on suspected radical leftists in the United States. The palmer raids increased the man power and funding for the BOI (Bureau of Investigation) which later became the FBI. Even though Americans were worried about communists and anarchists the palmer raids were intended to rid, they were also worried about their government acting as vigilantes, breaking into homes and arresting people with little concern for due process of law. To arrest people who were thaought to be radicals NOVANET
raids on groups who's operations took place in secret.