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Attorney Francis Fisher Kane called these events “generally unwise and very apt to result in injustice” in his resignation letter. The Georgist politician Louis F. Post spoke out against these events before the House Committee on Rules. The Buford, nicknamed the “Soviet Ark,” was used to transport nearly 300 people involved in these events to Hanko, Finland. These events, led by a man nicknamed the “Fighting Quaker,” began after mail bombings launched by supporters of Luigi Galleani. Future FBI director J. Edgar Hoover was appointed (-5[1])to orchestrate these events, which were prompted (10[1])by the Boston police strike and targeted figures such as Emma Goldman for deportation. For 10 points, name these events carried out by a namesake Attorney General during the first Red Scare. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Palmer Raids [or raids by A. Mitchell Palmer; prompt on Red Scare or First Red Scare until read; prompt on bombings; prompt on raids]
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