From April through June 1919, a series of bombings were carried out or attempted across the United States by Galleanists. The targets included anti-immigration politicians, anti-anarchist officials, a
Damage done by the bomb at Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer's house
Mitchell Palmer house in Washington DC 2132 R Street NW after bomb attack June 2, 1919
Luigi Galleani
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Luigi Galleani was an Italian insurrectionary anarchist and communist best known for his advocacy of "propaganda of the deed", a strategy of political assassinations and violent attacks.
1919 United States anarchist bombings
…June 1919, a series of bombings were carried out or attempted across the United States by Galleanists (followers of Italian insurrectionary anarchist Luigi Galleani). The targets included anti-immigration politicians, anti-anarchist officials, and prominent businessmen, as well as a journalist and a church. Almost…
1919 police photograph of Galleani
Pietro Gori, one of Galleani's close collaborators in the Italian anarchist movement
Socialist politician Francesco Saverio Merlino, whose critique of anarchism provoked Galleani to write his book The End of Anarchism?