American Protective League
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The American Protective League was an organization of private citizens sponsored by the United States Department of Justice that worked with federal law enforcement agencies during the World War I era
An APL intelligence report sent to the U.S. government detailing pro-German statements
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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…during the peace negotiations, especially as newly democratic Germany sought kindlier treatment than its predecessor government might have expected. A. Mitchell Palmer succeeded Gregory as Attorney General on March 5, 1919. Before assuming office, he had opposed the APL activities. One of Palmer's first acts was to…
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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