The Year That Was

Reign of Terror: The First Red Scare



December 19th, 2019  •  1 hr 1 min  •  Download (42.4 MB)  •  Link with Timestamp

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Americans felt under attack in 1919 as a series of riots, strikes, disasters, and bombings hit the country. After radicals attempted to blow up the house of Attorney General Mitchell Palmer, he decided enough was enough. It was time to stop the Red Menace using any means possible. But would Americans tolerate the loss of their civil liberties in the pursuit of Bolsheviks?