Exhibition: The Melting Pot: Russian Jewish New York
Item appears in the following exhibition pageThe Melting Pot: Russian Jewish New York: Case 2: Fighters: Emma Goldman Item Information Dublin CoreTitleLetter from Emma Goldman to Lincoln Steffens
DescriptionIn 1919, the United States was caught up in hysteria over a network of communist operatives. “Red Emma,” as she was called, was declared a subversive alien and in December, along with Alexander Berkman and 247 others, was deported to Soviet Russia. Her stay there was brief. It did not take her long to realize that the Bolsheviks were neither lovers of freedom nor partisans of workers' control. What had been created there was a massive dictatorship.
She left Russia in 1922 and remained active, moving from country to country. She was prohibited from entering the United States. CreatorGoldman, Emma, 1869-1940
Steffens, Lincoln, 1866-1936
DateMay 20, 1930
Languageeng
MODSKey Date1930-05-20
Type of Dateex
Place of OriginParis, France
Form/Genrecorrespondence
Repository Namennc-rb
Language of Catalogingeng
Digital Originrd
CollectionLincoln Steffens Papers
CitationGoldman, Emma, 1869-1940 and Steffens, Lincoln, 1866-1936, “Letter from Emma Goldman to Lincoln Steffens,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed February 2, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/melting-pot/item/505. |