and intimidations in our history. Thousands were jailed, including journalists and filmmakers. Under the mood of paranoia and patriotism advanced by the "progressive" President Wilson, vigilantes, many sanctioned by the U.S. Justice Department, harassed, beat and in a few cases, killed those suspected of disloyalty.Many others were illegally deported, including radicals Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, the man who tried to kill Henry Clay Frick during the Homestead steel turmoil in 1892.
from Bob Hoover: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Three books cover attack on individual rights in America during early to mid-20th century
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