Political Repression in Modern America from 1870 to 1976Featuring the history of the dark side of the land of the free, this book covers both, famous and little-known examples of governmental repression, including the Haymarket affair, the repression of opposition to World War I, the McCarthy period, and post-World War II abuses of the intelligence agencies. |
Contents
The Power of Business in PostCivil War America 69 | 6 |
The Red Scare of 18731878 | 24 |
The CommunistAnarchistLabor Scare of 1886 | 34 |
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Political Repression in Modern America from 1870 to 1976 Robert Justin Goldstein Limited preview - 2001 |
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