Palmer Raids Cartoon
The enormous man in the center of the picture holding onto the group of tied up people represents Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, who was dubbed the "Fighting Quaker" since he loved to persecute individuals presumed to be associated with socialism, anarchism, or communism.
- All the different sea of small people who are trying to escape from the 3 big people in this cartoon are the believed communists and socialists during that period of time in America.
- The rugged and broken down buildings in the background embody the setting after the bombing that caused this red scare chaos.
- The policemen in the background represents Palmer's men who assist him in blaming the socialists and communists of the "Red Scare"
- All the different sea of small people who are trying to escape from the 3 big people in this cartoon are the believed communists and socialists during that period of time in America.
- The rugged and broken down buildings in the background embody the setting after the bombing that caused this red scare chaos.
- The policemen in the background represents Palmer's men who assist him in blaming the socialists and communists of the "Red Scare"