1919 anarchist bombings

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The 1919 anarchist bombings were a series of coordinated mail and hand-delivered bomb attacks in the United States carried out by radical anarchists, which heightened public fear of subversion and helped trigger the First Red Scare.

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instanceOf anarchist bombing campaign
political violence incident
series of terrorist attacks
causeOf heightened public fear of radicalism in the United States
increased concern about subversion
contributedTo First Red Scare
country United States
endTime 1919-06
hasEffect Palmer Raids
expansion of U.S. Department of Justice anti-radical activities
increased surveillance of anarchists and radicals
public support for anti-immigrant legislation
hasPart April 1919 mail bomb campaign
June 2, 1919 coordinated bombings
historicalPeriod post–World War I era
ideology anarchism
anarchist communism
anti-capitalism
anti-government extremism
languageOfManifestos English
Italian
location Boston, Massachusetts
Chicago, Illinois
linked to: Chicago

Cleveland, Ohio
linked to: Cleveland

East Orange, New Jersey
linked to: East Orange

New York City
Newtonville, Massachusetts
linked to: Newtonville

Paterson, New Jersey
linked to: Paterson

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.
method hand-delivered bombs
mail bombs
motive promotion of anarchist revolution
retaliation against government repression of radicals
notableVictim A. Mitchell Palmer
J. P. Morgan Jr.
John D. Rockefeller
Mayor Ole Hanson
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Thomas W. Hardwick NERFINISHED
numberOfAttacks at least 36 mail bombs
at least 8 hand-delivered bombs
partOf history of anarchism in the United States
history of terrorism in the United States
perpetrator Galleanists
publicationAssociatedWithPerpetrators Cronaca Sovversiva
startTime 1919-04
target U.S. government officials
business leaders
judges
law enforcement officials
politicians
usedExplosive dynamite
homemade bombs

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First Red Scare significantEvent 1919 anarchist bombings