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jul 14, 1920 - Palmer raids

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Cause: a series of unexplained bombings freaked Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer|
Effect: Mass arrest and deportation of socialists, anarchists, agitators (500+, including Emma Goldman) on limited criminal evidence |
Hysteria faded after palmer’s warnings of huge riots on May Day 1920 never materialized

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Date:

jul 14, 1920
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~ 105 years ago