The Palmer Raids
U.S. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, with the help of J. Edgar Hoover, begins the Palmer Raids. They hunt down suspected communists, socialists, and anarchists. They invaded homes and offices, and they jailed people without lawyers. Hundreds of foreign-born radicals were deported during this time. They did many things to root out communists.
This political cartoon depicts what happened in the Palmer Raids. The large man in the suit is probably General Palmer. He is holding a string of people who are likely suspected communists, socialists, and anarchists. The medium sized man on the right carrying a net is likely Palmer's special assistant, Edgar Hoover. His net is filled with the people who are also suspected communists, socialists, and anarchists. Below Palmer is a man holding a magnifying glass and another man carrying an American flag. These men are Americans working with the government to root out radicals. They are inspecting people with the magnifying glass. The people on the boat are the foreign-born radicals being deported from America.
This political cartoon depicts what happened in the Palmer Raids. The large man in the suit is probably General Palmer. He is holding a string of people who are likely suspected communists, socialists, and anarchists. The medium sized man on the right carrying a net is likely Palmer's special assistant, Edgar Hoover. His net is filled with the people who are also suspected communists, socialists, and anarchists. Below Palmer is a man holding a magnifying glass and another man carrying an American flag. These men are Americans working with the government to root out radicals. They are inspecting people with the magnifying glass. The people on the boat are the foreign-born radicals being deported from America.