On this day in history, January 2, 1920, thousands detained by DOJ in nationwide ‘Palmer Raids’
On this day in history, January 2, 1920, the Justice Department launched a shocking and often violent unconstitutional nationwide drug network, arresting as many as 10,000 people. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, who was appointed attorney general by President Woodrow Wilson ten months earlier, led a sweep against suspected communists, anarchists, and their sympathizers. This […]