George Mason University
George Mason University: Between the Wars: Fear of Dissent
An article, "The Case Against the 'Reds'" written by A. Mitchell Palmer, supporting the Palmer Raids as a method to fight Bolshevism in the United States.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Palmer Raids
[Free Registration/Login Required] Examining resources from Palmer and Goldman, students will consider what caused the Palmer Raids after World War I ended. The goal of the Palmer Raids was to incarcerate or deport those left-wing...
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: The Great Steel Strike of 1919 Historical Marker
A strike by steel workers in Chicago eventually spread across the United States in 1919. Read about the strike, how was involved, and how the employers turned popular opinion against the strikers.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Red Scare
A dark side to the Jazz Age was the increase in the fear of Communism. Read about the federal government's actions to stem anything that was thought to threaten American security.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Palmer "Red Raids"
Students discuss the rights of non-citizens in this lesson plan, which is based on Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer's push to deport alien "reds" in 1919. These were immigrants believed to have radical political views and to...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: The Palmer Raids
Comprehensive summary presents facts and information pertaining to the Palmer Raids conducted by Federal Agents to arrest and deport radical leftists, especially anarchists.
