A. Mitchell Palmer
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Alexander Mitchell Palmer was an American attorney and politician who served as the 50th United States attorney general from 1919 to 1921. He is best known for overseeing the Palmer Raids during the R
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President Woodrow Wilson with Attorney General, Mitchell Palmer
"KEEPING WARM" Los Angeles Times November 22, 1919
Palmer on a flag-draped podium during his bid for the Democratic nomination
Palmer raids
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The Palmer raids were a series of raids conducted in November 1919 and January 1920 by the United States Department of Justice under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to capture and arres
A. Mitchell Palmer
…was an American attorney and politician who served as the 50th United States attorney general from 1919 to 1921. He is best known for overseeing the Palmer Raids during the Red Scare of 1919–20. He became a member of the Democratic Party and won election to the United States House of Representatives, serving…
A. Mitchell Palmer
Men arrested in raids awaiting deportation hearings on Ellis Island, January 13, 1920
Cartoon by Archibald B. Chapin on the South Bend News-Times – November 8, 1919