Anarchy: Library Resources

When Dutch sailors landed on Easter Island, they found a warlike people recovering from anarchy and cannibalism. What had gone wrong with a civilization that had lived in peace for nearly a thousand years? In this program, Claudio Cristino, the island's resident archaeologist; William Liller, of the Easter Island Foundation and others offer their views.

Attorney General Palmer conducted raids to deport Bolsheviks, communists and anarchists. The decade long "Red Scare" is epitomized by the case of Sacco and Vanzetti who, despite public protests and multiple appeals, are executed.