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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