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On this day December 16, 1913

Emma Goldman defies police to address IWW in Paterson

Emma Goldman
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Emma Goldman was a Russian-born anarchist writer, editor, and orator who emigrated to the United States in 1885 and became one of the most influential and most prosecuted radicals in American history....
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Jewish anarchist Emma Goldman addressed members of the IWW on anarchism in Paterson, NJ, despite police warnings barring her from speaking. Audience members ended up fighting police to release her.

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