Further Reading
Ackerman, Kenneth D. Young J. Edgar: Hoover, the Red Scare and the Assault on
Civil Liberties. New York, NY: De Capo Press, 2007.
This books explores the role that J. Edgar Hoover had in executing the events of the
First Red Scare.
Murray, Robert K. The Red Scare. Westport: University of Minnesota Press, 1955.
Web Sites
American Experience–Emma Goldman-People and Events–PBS, People & Events: Prelude to the Red Scare: The Espionage and Sedition Acts
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldman/peopleevents/e_redscare.html
This website, a part of the PBS program American Experience, offers a good one-to-two-page summary of the Red Scare as well as explanations of the roles of the Espionage and Sedition Acts. Some images are also included.
DISCovering U.S. History. Online Edition. Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center. Thomson Gale. 26 January 2006, Palmer Raids Target Immigrants, 1919-1920
http://teachers.sheboygan.k12.wi.us/tgentine/documents/PalmerRaidsTarg...
This pdf provides an easy-to-read synopsis of the Palmer Raids. The content includes helpful tools such as a list of predominant people involved, a summary of the events, a look at the impact of this event, and additional resources to reference.
Major Acts of Congress, Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918) http://www.enotes.com/major-acts-congress/espionage-act-sedition-act
This site defines the Espionage and Sedition Acts, includes excerpts from the acts, and discusses how they affected Constitutional rights and played a significant role in the round up of radicals during the Red Scare. Examples of prosecutions under these acts are also provided.
The Emma Goldman Papers University of California, Berkeley , War Resistance, Anti-Militarism, and Deportation, 1917-1919 http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Goldman/Exhibition/deportation.html#plea
The Red Scare-Center of History and New Media-George Mason University, Between the Wars: The Palmer Raids http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/hist409/red.html
This website gives a brief synopsis of the Palmer Raids and conveys the climate of fear prevalent during this post World War I era. Several interesting primary sources are given as links.
This website, a part of the PBS program American Experience, offers a good one-to-two-page summary of the Red Scare as well as explanations of the roles of the Espionage and Sedition Acts. Some images are also included.
DISCovering U.S. History. Online Edition. Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center. Thomson Gale. 26 January 2006
This pdf provides an easy-to-read synopsis of the Palmer Raids. The content includes helpful tools such as a list of predominant people involved, a summary of the events, a look at the impact of this event, and additional resources to reference.
Major Acts of Congress, Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918) http://www.enotes.com/major-acts-congress/espionage-act-sedition-act
This site defines the Espionage and Sedition Acts, includes excerpts from the acts, and discusses how they affected Constitutional rights and played a significant role in the round up of radicals during the Red Scare. Examples of prosecutions under these acts are also provided.
The Emma Goldman Papers University of California, Berkeley , War Resistance, Anti-Militarism, and Deportation, 1917-1919 http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Goldman/Exhibition/deportation.html#plea
The Red Scare-Center of History and New Media-George Mason University, Between the Wars: The Palmer Raids http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/hist409/red.html
This website gives a brief synopsis of the Palmer Raids and conveys the climate of fear prevalent during this post World War I era. Several interesting primary sources are given as links.