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Index: World War I
Jun 16,
1915
University of Pennsylvania Fires Scott Nearing Over Radical Economic Views
Feb 17,
1917
Senators Denounce Proposed Espionage Bill as War Is Imminent
Apr 2,
1917
President Wilson Seeks Declaration of War, To Make World Safe for Democracy – Warns of Repression
Apr 6,
1917
Congress Declares War – Suppression of Civil Liberties Begins
Apr 7,
1917
President Wilson Issues Secret Loyalty Order
Jun 4,
1917
President Wilson, Cabinet Approve Vigilante American Protective League
Jun 15,
1917
Espionage Act Passes – Instrument of World War I Suppression of Dissent
Jul 3,
1917
“Slacker Raids” Round Up Alleged Draft Evaders in WW I
Jul 7,
1917
Government Repression Hits Socialist Opponents of War
Jul 7,
1917
Suppression of Dissent: “The Masses,” Anti-War Magazine, Held Non-Mailable
Jul 13,
1917
Activists Protest Post Office Censorship of Anti-War Publications
Jul 16,
1917
“War’s Heretics” – Norman Thomas Makes Historic Plea for the Value of Heresy, Dissent in a Democracy
Sep 16,
1917
Pacifists Arrested for Protesting WW I, Celebrating the Constitution
Jan 1,
1918
Condoms for Troops in WW I
Jan 7,
1918
Supreme Court Rules Draft Does Not Violate 13th Amendment
May 16,
1918
Sedition Act Passed: World War I Repression Intensifies
Jun 16,
1918
Eugene V. Debs Gives Anti-War Speech – Gets 10 Years in Prison
Aug 10,
1918
A. Philip Randolph, Future Civil Rights Giant, Arrested for Distributing Anti-War Magazine in Cleveland
Apr 4,
1919
Government Drops Espionage Act Charges Against Radical, Author John Reed
Jul 4,
1919
Police Threats Cancel Civil Liberties Bureau Meeting at Carnegie Hall
Dec 21,
1919
“Red Ark” Sails – Anarchist Emma Goldman, 248 Others, Deported
Jan 11,
1920
German Officials Slander African-American Troops
May 28,
1920
Prominent Lawyers Issue Report Condemning Palmer Raids
Dec 13,
1920
Brandies Dissents as Supreme Court Upholds Minnesota Conviction of Anti-War Leader
Sep 15,
1921
War Department Removes 17 Alleged WW I “Slackers” From its List
Jun 11,
1922
Joint Amnesty Committee Formed to Seek Release of Imprisoned WWI Dissidents
May 29,
1932
Bonus Army Arrives in Washington, D.C. – Freedom of Assembly Confrontation Ahead
May 3,
2006
Victims of WW I Repression Pardoned in Montana
Jun 2,
2015
African-American Soldier Awarded Medal of Honor – 97 Years Late
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