Alexander Mitchell Palmer (May 4, 1872 – May 11, 1936), was an American attorney and politician who served as the 50th United States attorney general from 1919 to 1921. He is best known for overseeing the Palmer Raids during the Red Scare of 1919–20. White Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S. Washington, D.C., U.S.
On June 2, 1919, a militant anarchist named Carlo Valdinoci blew up the front of newly appointed Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer's home in Washington, D.C.—and himself up in the process when the bomb exploded too early.
The raids and arrests occurred under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, with 3,000 arrested.
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During the Red Scare of 1919-1920, many in the United States feared recent immigrants and dissidents, particularly those who embraced communist, socialist, or anarchist ideology.
The targets were: Roman Catholic Church: Our Lady of Victory (Philadelphia) Harry Klotz, a silk industrialist (335 East 31st Street) but the bomb damaged the house (331 East 31st Street) of Henry Morris (Paterson, New Jersey) Mayor of Cleveland Harry L.
What was the main reason Americans were upset by the Palmer Raids of 1919 and 1920? The raids ignored people's civil liberties. Which event contributed to the rise of anti-immigrant, anti-socialist, and anti-anarchist feelings in the United States in the years during and just after World War I?
Congress make changes in immigration laws during the 1920s? The number of immigrants increased sharply, and many Americans did not want people from foreign countries entering the nation, since some of them were anarchists and socialists and some were believed to be Communists.
The American Civil Liberties Union or ACLU was formed in 1920 as a direct result of the Palmer Raids.
John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and former politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General in the George W. Bush Administration, Senator from Missouri, and Governor of Missouri. He later founded the Ashcroft Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm.
Randolph had handled much of President Washington's personal legal work, and Washington appointed him as the first Attorney General of the United States in 1789 and then as Secretary of State in 1794. After leaving government service, Randolph represented Aaron Burr during Burr's 1807 trial for treason.
William Pelham Barr (born May 23, 1950) is an American attorney who served as the 77th and 85th United States attorney general in the administrations of Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump. New York City, U.S. From 1971 to 1977, Barr was employed by the Central Intelligence Agency.